His opponents accused him of being homosexual. The male favorites he gathered around him during his short life gave those malevolent enemies solid arguments to do so. He would not have failed if he had proved himself to be an energetic king. But Edward II of England (1284-1327) never was a king like Edward I Longshanks, his father, or Edward III, his son, were. And his end is shrouded in myth and mystery.

Edward II
1991
6.1/10

The Madness of King George
1994
6.8/10

The Naked Civil Servant
1975
6.6/10

The King
2019
7.2/10

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010
6.5/10

Wittgenstein
1993
6.4/10

Chimes at Midnight
1965
7.2/10

Tongues Untied
1990
6.6/10

Christopher and His Kind
2011
6.3/10

The Favourite
2018
7.5/10

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019
7.0/10

Lady Jane
1986
6.9/10

The Imitation Game
2014
8.0/10

The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
6.4/10

Ludwig
1973
7.4/10

Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance
2018
6.9/10

Victoria & Abdul
2017
6.9/10

Oslo
2021
6.5/10

Miss Austen Regrets
2008
6.1/10

The Duchess
2008
7.0/10
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
0/10