Edward II as a man had some good qualities. But he was not cut out to be king, and he made mistake after mistake. Even historians sympathetic to him, like my college mentor, admit he was a disastrous king.
He was not good at the three things you needed to be good at to be a medieval king: war, government, and patronage. If you want the full picture, I can say more here. But Seymour Phillips’ biography of him or Chris Given-Wilson’s short biography are the best places to start
My question is, why do you have such disdain for Edward II? I would be very interested in your ranking of all the Medieval Kings from best to worst.
Edward II as a man had some good qualities. But he was not cut out to be king, and he made mistake after mistake. Even historians sympathetic to him, like my college mentor, admit he was a disastrous king.
He was not good at the three things you needed to be good at to be a medieval king: war, government, and patronage. If you want the full picture, I can say more here. But Seymour Phillips’ biography of him or Chris Given-Wilson’s short biography are the best places to start