Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Edward III and the Coup of 1330
- 2 Edward III, The English Peerage, and the 1337 Earls: Estate Redistribution in Fourteenth-Century England
- 3 Politics and Service with Edward the Black Prince
- 4 Second ‘English Justinian’ or Pragmatic Opportunist? A Re-Examination of the Legal Legislation of Edward III's Reign
- 5 Edward III's Enforcers: The King's Sergeants-at-Arms in the Localities
- 6 Sir Thomas Ughtred and the Edwardian Military Revolution
- 7 A Problem of Precedence: Edward III, the Double Monarchy, and the Royal Style
- 8 Edward III and the Plantagenet Claim to the French Throne
- 9 Some Reflections on Edward III's Use of Propaganda
- 10 The Anglo-French Peace Negotiations of 1354-1360 Reconsidered
- 11 Isabelle of France, Anglo-French Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange in the Late 1350s
- Index
- York Medieval Press: Publications
1 - Edward III and the Coup of 1330
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Edward III and the Coup of 1330
- 2 Edward III, The English Peerage, and the 1337 Earls: Estate Redistribution in Fourteenth-Century England
- 3 Politics and Service with Edward the Black Prince
- 4 Second ‘English Justinian’ or Pragmatic Opportunist? A Re-Examination of the Legal Legislation of Edward III's Reign
- 5 Edward III's Enforcers: The King's Sergeants-at-Arms in the Localities
- 6 Sir Thomas Ughtred and the Edwardian Military Revolution
- 7 A Problem of Precedence: Edward III, the Double Monarchy, and the Royal Style
- 8 Edward III and the Plantagenet Claim to the French Throne
- 9 Some Reflections on Edward III's Use of Propaganda
- 10 The Anglo-French Peace Negotiations of 1354-1360 Reconsidered
- 11 Isabelle of France, Anglo-French Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange in the Late 1350s
- Index
- York Medieval Press: Publications
Summary
Formal announcement of the success of the palace coup which brought Edward III's minority to an end was made to the sheriffs on 20 October 1330 in the following terms:
Whereas the king's affairs and the affairs of the realm have been directed until now to the damage and dishonour of him and his realm and to the impoverishment of his people, as he has well perceived and as the facts prove, wherefore he has, of his own knowledge and will, caused certain persons to be arrested, to wit the Earl of La Marche, Sir Oliver Ingham, and Sir Simon de Bereford, who have been principal movers of the said affairs, and he wills that all men shall know that he will henceforth govern his people according to right and reason, as befits his royal dignity, and that the affairs that concern him and the estate of the realm shall be directed by the common counsel of the magnates of the realm and in no otherwise: he therefore enjoins the sheriff to cause this his intention to be published through his bailiwick, so that all people may fully understand it.1
The writs were confirmation of the success of a hasty, though not altogether unprepared, plot conceived by the king and his closest friends to overthrow the regents, the queen mother, Isabelle, and her ally, Roger Mortimer. While the events themselves are well known, other aspects are not. The identity of six high-profile participants has long been established, yet many more conspirators were involved and their names have only recently come to light.
Under the tutelage of Mortimer and Isabelle, Edward III had suffered a series of indignities between 1326 and 1330 well chronicled at the time. In almost every way possible, Mortimer had compromised and humiliated the king. Edward had been crowned in unique and difficult circumstances in January 1327, following the deposition of his father. Henry of Lancaster, the king's cousin, was appointed head of the regency council, but within a few months, Mortimer was bypassing the council, and quickly became the driving force behind Isabelle's policies. The situation in Scotland, in particular, was an utter humiliation. The king's only foray across the border in 1327 ended in disaster when the Scots surrounded the English camp, and took large numbers of English and Hainault soldiers prisoner.
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- The Age of Edward III , pp. 13 - 34Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2001
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