Despenser War
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The Despenser War was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun. The rebellion was fuelled by opposition to Hugh Despenser the Younge
Caerphilly Castle, one of the Despenser properties Roger Mortimer seized in May 1321.
The River Severn at Shrewsbury, where King Edward II defeated the Marcher Lords.
King Edward II, whose domination by his favourites, the Despensers, led to the Despenser War
15th-century illustration showing Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer; execution of Hugh Despenser the Younger in the background
Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, 1st Earl of March, was an English nobleman and powerful marcher lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches and Ireland following his advantageous
The "Tyburn Tree"