Edward II: A King Out of Place
Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
4.4 • 869 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Edward II has often been remembered as a king who simply didn’t fit the role he inherited. In this episode, we trace his reign from the shadow of his formidable father, Edward I of England, through the controversies that defined his rule - his favoritism, his relationships, and his uneasy connection with the nobility. Why did his choices spark such intense opposition? And how did a king lose control of his own kingdom? As we follow Edward II’s story to his deposition, something unexpected emerges: a king increasingly aware of his own failures - offering, perhaps, a quiet kind of redemption at the very end.
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| 0:31.4 | This is the Tudors Dynasty and Beyond podcast. |
| 0:35.5 | History with a twist. |
| 0:39.8 | And now your host, Rebecca Larson. |
| 0:47.8 | Hello and welcome back. I'm Rebecca Larson. And once again, I am joined by the very lovely, |
| 0:54.2 | very friendly, very knowledgeable. Matt Lewis. Welcome. I don't know what all that buildup is for. Is that because I just threatened to kill people? I don't know. Before we started recording. I needed to soften it. There's definitely nothing personal. Yeah, no. It's great to be back. Thank you very much for having me again. Yes. We've been taking a wild journey and, you know, I keep asking |
| 1:12.5 | you back because I feel like we have to continue the story of the monarchy during the medieval |
| 1:18.7 | period because we can't, not for my sparkling company and my witty repartee, just because you feel |
| 1:23.0 | they have to have me back. I you. I'm sorry. |
| 1:28.1 | No, no, no, no. |
| 1:28.6 | I like you. |
| 1:29.3 | I do. |
| 1:31.1 | I'm just so excited that I'm learning about this stuff from you. |
| 1:35.3 | And the fans have been enjoying it. |
| 1:38.5 | They get so excited when you return on Thursday. |
| 1:42.0 | And I think they're enjoying the stories just as much as I am. |
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