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This chapter examines the events that led to the breakdown of the settlement of 1318 and the Despenser War of 1321. The three years following the settlement of 1318 that was reached in the Treaty of Leake and at the York Parliament of 1318 has been traditionally interpreted as the time when Aymer de Valence and his ‘middle party’ were the dominant force in English politics. This period saw the rise of a new royal favourite that once again led to the deterioration in relations between Edward II and Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. By the end of 1321 Lancaster and a large number of magnates were hostile to the King. The chapter considers the Earl of Pembroke's activities and situates them within the wider political developments of the period. It also discusses Pembroke's relations with Hugh Despenser the Elder, Earl of of Winchester, and Hugh Despenser the Younger. |
