Edward II letting off steam 1889) Each photograph is captioned

1889) Each photograph is captioned below with its place of origin: 'Polock'

view from the River Thames with the Monument and spire of St Magnus the Martyr visible on the left

Elevation of St Paul's School with a portrait of the founder

Inscribed: 'C

Edward II letting off steam 1889) Each photograph is captionedEdward II, King of England from 1307, (1932). Edward II (1284 1327) succeeded his father, Edward I, in 1307. His reign was characterised by friction with the barons, who in 1311 drew up a document called the Ordinances, which imposed restricitions on the king's finances and power of appointments, as well as leading to the execution of Edward's unpopular favourite, Piers Gaveston. Edward's defeat by Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn (1314) led to his