Edward II: His Friends, His Enemies, and His Death
- ISBN-10
- 1411640489
- ISBN-13
- 9781411640481
- Series
- Edward II
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 131
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-09
- Author
- Susan Higginbotham
Description
A short overview of the reign and the death of the ill-fated fourteenth-century English king.
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