The Despenser War of 1321-1322 was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun. The rebellion was fuelled by opposition to Hugh Despenser the Younger, the royal favourite. After the rebels' summer campaign of 1321, Edward rallied support and achieved a successful winter campaign in southern Wales, culminating in a royal victory at the Battle of Boroughbridge in March 1322; Edward's response to victory was increasingly harsh rule until his own fall from power in 1326.
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YearThe war ran from 1321 to 1322; event-year records its start. LocationKent, Wales and northern England 1 The infobox gives two phases. The first phase (4 May to 14 August 1321) is listed at Glamorgan and London; this value is the second phase's location. Connections
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Despenser WarLead section (edge: participant Edward II of England)
Additional Source Wikipedia: Despenser WarLead section (edge: participant Roger Mortimer)
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a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun
Infobox (date)
After the rebels' summer campaign of 1321, Edward was able to take advantage of a temporary peace to rally more support and a successful winter campaign in southern Wales, culminating in royal victory at the Battle of Boroughbridge in the north of England in March 1322.
Infobox, second phase, Location
Kent, Wales and northern England
Despenser War: Event Type
The Despenser War of 1321-1322 was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun.
Participant: Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Lead section (edge: participant Roger Mortimer)
The Despenser War (1321-22) was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun.
Participant: Edward II of England, Lead section (edge: participant Edward II of England)
The Despenser War (1321-22) was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun.
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
The Despenser War (1321-22) was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun. The rebe
In Group: Events of the Thirteenth to Fifteenth Centuries, 1200 to 1499, Lead
The Despenser War (1321-22) was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun.
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