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Paul Dryburgh

Paul Dryburgh is an archivist and historian specialising in Britain in the 13th and 14th centuries, and president of the Mortimer History Society

Roger Mortimer and Isabella of France shown with their army in a 15th-century illustration. In the background, the body of Edward II’s favourite, Hugh le Despenser, is being quartered (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

Roger Mortimer: the rebel baron who escaped the Tower to challenge Edward II. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.