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Mortimer and Isabella: The Lovers Who Brought Down a King

Isabella and Mortimer formed a political alliance that soon blossomed into something more. By December 1325, rumors of their passionate love affair had spread across Europe. Indeed, the couple even started to live with one another and appear in public together, as if they were flaunting their adultery before the world. Within months, they had formulated a plan to invade England and oust the Despensers once and for all.

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Roger Mortimer: The Most Traitorous Earl of Edward II's Court

In September 1326, a fleet of ships landed on the shores of England, intent on ridding the kingdom of the 'evil counselors' whispering wicked advice into the ear of the king. They were led by Queen Isabella and her lover, Roger Mortimer - a violent, cunning Marcher lord who was out for vengeance, ever since his imprisonment in the Tower of London a few years earlier. Mortimer had served King Edward II loyally but had become disillusioned when his rival was showered with royal favors. This disillusionment had set him on the path toward rebellion, and soon he would depose Edward II entirely and rule England as its de facto monarch. Discover the rise and fall of Roger Mortimer, one of the most dangerous earls in medieval England.

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