Today we’re looking at a royal history mystery involving the
death of a king. What happened to Edward II of England?
Edward II was born in 1284 as the fourth son of Edward I and
Eleanor of Castile. His three elder brothers pre-deceased him, and he became
his father’s heir and the first English prince to be named Prince of Wales.
In his youth, he became close to a man named Piers…
Portsmouth comes from the Old English Portesm?ða, which translates to: “mouth of the harbour called Portus.” It was a city founded in the year 1180 by John of Gisors, a Norman lord. Before that, it was known to have been a Saxon fort called Portus Adurni in the…
The votes are counted and Bannockburn is the most decisive battle, according to BBC poll
20th September 2015
The Battle of Bannockburn has been named as the most decisive battle fought in the British Isles, according to a recent poll by BBC News.
A painting depicting the Battle of Bannockburn.
The clash between King Edward II of England and Robert the Bruce amassed nearly 60,000…
