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Queen Isabella of England, wife of Edward II and daughter of Philip IV of France, goes to France, where she conspires with her lover, the exiled English baron Roger Mortimer. In September 1326 they lead an invasion of England, depose Edward II, and have Isabella and Edward's fifteen-year-old son, Edward III, crowned king. Edward II dies in prison (September 1327), probably murdered. The reign of Edward III is marked by constant conflict with France.
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