4. The King Who Kissed A Man And Was Overthrown By His Wife
A year after becoming King, on January 25, 1308, King Edward II of England married a twelve-year-old girl by the name of Isabella. However, while the king was married Isabella, it did not mean this was the person he was going to kiss at his wedding. Instead of kissing his new wife, King Edward II decided to kiss a knight named Piers Gaveston. However, King Edward’s kiss with Piers would not be the only interaction the two men had. Reportedly, King Edward was always cheating on his wife with Piers.
Of course, King Edward II decided to kiss a knight instead of his wife irritated Isabella. Furthermore, the irritation and anger Isabella felt towards her husband continued to grow the more and more interaction he had with Piers. When the couple’s oldest son, Edward III was about 14 years old, Isabella decided to have revenge on her husband. In the mid-1320s, Isabella invaded England with an army. At the beginning of 1327, King Edward II was overthrown, and Edward III took over for his father. Edward II was then imprisoned, where he died September of that year.