The government of Mortimer and Isabella was intensely hated. It proved to be just as vindictive, despotic and unstable as that of the Despensers but a great deal less competent.

— Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption Edward III: A Heroic Failure (2016)

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Source: Chapter 1, “Edward of Windsor” (p. 18)
Work: Edward III: A Heroic Failure, 2016
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Edward III: A Heroic Failure (2016)

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Edward III: A Heroic Failure (2016)

Edward III: A Heroic Failure (2016)

Edward III: A Heroic Failure (2016)

Edward III: A Heroic Failure (2016)

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