Edward II

Edward II,
a tragedy in blank verse by Marlowe probably first performed 1592 , published 1594 .

It deals with the recall by Edward II , on his accession, of his favourite, Piers Gaveston ; the revolt of the barons and the capture and execution of Gaveston; the period during which Spenser (Hugh le Despenser) succeeded Gaveston as the king's favourite; the estrangement of Queen Isabella from her husband; her rebellion, supported by her paramour Mortimer , against the king; the capture of the latter, his abdication of the crown, and his murder in Berkeley Castle. The play was an important influence on Shakespeare's Richard II .