A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . er. For the distraction whichthe weak rule of Edward II. brought on England soon put anend to the English war, and rescued the independence of the bravemountaineers. Edward II. (1307-1327) was entirely in the power of his Gaveston, a Gascon noble, to whom the king had even given hisniece in marriage. The family alliance with tiie Capetians led to anever greater dependence of England on French politics. The Scotch ;5(50 THE FEUDAL REACTION IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND. war ceased. After a time Edwar
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . er. For the distraction whichthe weak rule of Edward II. brought on England soon put anend to the English war, and rescued the independence of the bravemountaineers. Edward II. (1307-1327) was entirely in the power of his Gaveston, a Gascon noble, to whom the king had even given hisniece in marriage. The family alliance with tiie Capetians led to anever greater dependence of England on French politics. The Scotch ;5(50 THE FEUDAL REACTION IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND. war ceased. After a time Edward had to remove Gaveston by mak-ing him Lieutenant of Ireland. But he soon recalled his indispensa-ble favorite. Thereupon the nobility and cleigy bruke out in openrevolt against iiiiu, and the king had to make a humiliating conces-sion. Twenty-one barons were appointed Lords Ordainers to remedyall abuses, and super\ise the government. The predominance of thebarons soon overshadowed the power of Parliament, and threatenedto throw England into new conflicts. An unsuccessful expedition. Fig. 15). — Conway Castle, lu \\ ;. JJuilt by hhvard 1. in ILM against the Scotch hastened the crisis. At a meeting of Parliamentin London, at the close of 1311, the Ordainers brought in thirty-fiveadditional articles, which were consequently issued by that were of a very dangerous nature in part. For the Lords Or-dainers through them not onl}- demanded the preservation of the oldconstitutional law; they went so far as to disregard the Commons,and usurped the right of binding the king in the matter of peaceand war, and even in tiie appointment of crown officers. It was areturn to a selfish aristocratic nilo. The king thouglit he couldmake use of the mistake of the barons to restore the old ro}-al jjower. PIERS GAVESTON AND THE DESPENSEES. 361 Rut lie was only the worse off for the attempt. For the barons aroseill arms under Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, against the defiant breacho
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