tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post7039762668709208739..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: 17 November 1326: The Execution Of The Earl Of ArundelKathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-70976984388348319322011-11-21T15:03:26.898+00:002011-11-21T15:03:26.898+00:00Isn't that the way of most revolutions, to rep...Isn't that the way of most revolutions, to replace one sort of tyranny with another? <br /><br />(Not that I think Edward II was a tyrant to begin with, his daddy was much worse.)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-37996462269319486182011-11-19T16:19:58.979+00:002011-11-19T16:19:58.979+00:00Susan, I couldn't agree more!
Anerje, exactly...Susan, I couldn't agree more!<br /><br />Anerje, exactly. :(<br /><br />Carla: when the earl of Kent was judicially murdered in March 1330, this was the last straw for a lot of people. The way Mortimer and Isabella behaved basically rendered the entire revolution of 1326/27 pointless, until Edward III took over in October 1330.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-76994431380207176202011-11-18T20:42:44.973+00:002011-11-18T20:42:44.973+00:00Did this sort of thing play any role in Mortimer&#...Did this sort of thing play any role in Mortimer's eventual downfall, do you know? I should imagine it would have had at lest some of the aristocracy wondering whether a change of tyrant was really such a good idea after all, and what to do about it before it was their turn next...Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-34980178149395796712011-11-18T19:09:50.909+00:002011-11-18T19:09:50.909+00:00A ruthless, speedy act carried out by a merciless ...A ruthless, speedy act carried out by a merciless Mortimer.Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-74140086878579424722011-11-17T14:59:26.080+00:002011-11-17T14:59:26.080+00:00Poor Arundel. Thank you for reminding me why I dis...Poor Arundel. Thank you for reminding me why I dislike Mortimer and Isabella so much. Sometimes I'm in danger of mellowing over time!Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com