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The Tomb of Edward II

Gloucester Cathedral

A murdered king, or one who escaped to Italy?

Edward II was deposed by his wife Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer, and imprisoned at Berkeley Castle. In 1327 he was announced dead, and a famous, gruesome legend says he was murdered with a red-hot poker.

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When
1327
Where
51.8670, -2.2460
Group
Mysterious graves

Visiting

Gloucester Cathedral is free to enter. Berkeley Castle is open in season.

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