Betrayals, Betrothal and Beastly Things on Plates- The Early Life of Edward III King of England

Edward the 1st, as medieval English kings go, was awesome. He was the grandfather of Edward III. Edward II, he was about as bad a king as could be. He was Edward III father.From his grandfather, Edward III learned what to do. From his father he learned exactly what not to doThings were very tricky for Edward III during his childhood and teenage years. His mother Queen Isabella, with her lover, Roger Mortimer, betrays Edward II and invade and take over England. So his father is jailed and dies.Edward III does marry Phillipa and the do get along splendidly, at least for a long time. Yet it is when Edward takes out Mortimer that he truly becomes king