Edward II letting off steam View of the south side

View of the south side of the street

Elevation of St Paul's School with a portrait of the founder

1889) Each photograph is captioned below with its place of origin: 'Polock'

'Ride of the Valkyries'

Edward II letting off steam View of the south sideEdward II, King of England from 1307, (1932). Edward II (1284 1327) succeeded his father, Edward I, in 1307. His reign was characterised by friction with the barons, who in 1311 drew up a document called the Ordinances, which imposed restricitions on the king's finances and power of appointments, as well as leading to the execution of Edward's unpopular favourite, Piers Gaveston. Edward's defeat by Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn (1314) led to his