Talk:Parliament of 1327/Archive 1

Useful section of Edward 2 Article
There was no established procedure for removing an English king. Adam Orleton, the Bishop of Hereford, made a series of public allegations about Edward's conduct as king, and in January 1327 a parliament convened at Westminster at which the question of Edward's future was raised; Edward refused to attend the gathering. Parliament, initially ambivalent, responded to the London crowds that called for Prince Edward to take the throne. On 12 January the leading barons and clergy agreed that Edward II should be removed and replaced by his son. The following day it was presented to an assembly of the barons, where it was argued that Edward's weak leadership and personal faults had led the kingdom into disaster, and that he was incompetent to lead the country.

Shortly after this, a representative delegation of barons, clergy and knights was sent to Kenilworth to speak to the King. On 20 January 1327, Henry of Lancaster and the bishops of Winchester and Lincoln met privately with Edward in the castle. They informed Edward that if he were to resign as monarch, his son Prince Edward would succeed him, but if he failed to do so, his son might be disinherited as well, and the crown given to an alternative candidate. In tears, Edward agreed to abdicate, and on 21 January, Sir William Trussell, representing the kingdom as a whole, withdrew his homage and formally ended Edward's reign. A proclamation was sent to London, announcing that Edward, now known just as Edward of Caernarvon, had freely resigned his kingdom and that Prince Edward would succeed him. The coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 2 February 1327. GreyGreenWhy (talk) 15:48, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

To Do

 * Write impact section from Bryant - Done
 * Write Background section from various other sources - Done
 * Add online sources for notability - Apparently not needed
 * Copyedit - Done
 * Request feedback - Done
 * De-orphan - Done

GreyGreenWhy (talk) 17:52, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Edit conflict
Hi User:Serial Number 54129. I think we just had an edit conflict. Did you mind me moving your content and changing the format of the references I added to match yours? Thanks, GreyGreenWhy (talk) 18:34, 28 February 2018 (UTC)::
 * I moved the content because I was not sure about the subsection on the deposition really fitting under background. Is that okay, or have I misunderstood? GreyGreenWhy (talk) 18:37, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Infobox
An infobox would really help this.