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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • King of England (1307–1327) who was defeated at Bannockburn by the Scots (1314). Captured (1326) and deposed (1327) during the rebellion of Roger de Mortimer, he was imprisoned in Berkeley Castle and murdered.

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  • noun King of England from 1307 to 1327 and son of Edward I; was defeated at Bannockburn by the Scots led by Robert the Bruce; was deposed and died in prison (1284-1327)

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  • The Angelic Conversation was one of the results of this experimentation, some of it derived from the work he did on pop-videos for Marianne Faithful and The Smiths, and which would later become a form of non-linear narrative film that he would develop alongside formal projects such as Edward II,

    British Blogs 2009

  • The Angelic Conversation was one of the results of this experimentation, some of it derived from the work he did on pop-videos for Marianne Faithful and The Smiths, and which would later become a form of non-linear narrative film that he would develop alongside formal projects such as Edward II,

    British Blogs 2009

  • Not entirely coincidentally, that year will mark the 700th anniversary of the greatest Scottish military victory of them all, when Robert the Bruce routed the forces of England's Edward II.

    Why Would Scotland Leave the U.K.? Iain Martin 2012

  • Edward's son, Edward II, ruled in his father's considerable shadow.

    Great dynasties of the world: The Plantagenets 2011

  • The other two, written respectively by Burns in 1793 and Roy Williamson of folk group the Corries in 1967, have the oppressive English king Edward I and/or the defeated Edward II as their villains.

    A new sense of possibility shines on Scotland – but what will really come of it? | Ian Jack 2011

  • It hosts the Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup and celebrates the 700th anniversary of Bannockburn, the battle in the first war for Scottish independence in which Robert the Bruce won a significant victory against Edward II.

    Scottish independence: a chance to build a modern, confident state | Observer editorial 2012

  • Not entirely coincidentally, that year will mark the 700th anniversary of the greatest Scottish military victory of them all, when Robert the Bruce routed the forces of England's Edward II.

    Scotland's Future Iain Martin 2012

  • Next stop: the Temple and the remains of some Knights Templar lucky enough to die before the Templar purge of the 14th century—arrests ordered by Edward II.

    A Guide to (Aargh! Chop!) Merrie England Joe Queenan 2011

  • If you stretch a point, we can also add Edward II, Richard II, Henry VI and Edward V, who all died or disappeared in murky circumstances and might have been murdered.

    Chronology of the Kings of Gwynedd in the seventh century Carla 2009

  • Others might point to such examples as Edward II, Richard II, Henry VI, and Richard III as what happened to kings regarded universally asbad.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Was the Declaration of Independence an Example of Secession, Revolution, or Both? 2009

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