The king who loved too openly and ruled too poorly — history's most scandalous royal disaster.
His opponents accused him of being homosexual. The male favorites he gathered around him during his short life gave those malevolent enemies solid arguments to do so. He would not have failed if he had proved himself to be an energetic king. But Edward II of England (1284-1327) never was a king like Edward I Longshanks, his father, or Edward III, his son, were. And his end is shrouded in myth and mystery.
Direction
André Schäfer treats gossip like serious historiography.
Writing
Expert commentary that doesn't sanitize the juicy parts.
Director
André Schäfer
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