During the fourteenth century, towards the end of the Middle Ages, there
was a continuous struggle between the king and his nobles. The first crisis
came in 1327 when Edward II was deposed and cruelly murdered. His
eleven-year-old son, Edward III, became king, and as soon as he could, he
punished those responsible. But the principle that kings were neither to be
killed nor deposed was broken.
Towards the end of
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