At Bannockburn, Robert Bruce routed Edward's army.
England had lost its hold on Scotland.
Its borders were now overrun by Scot's raids
and they couldn't be defended without help from the Earl of Lancaster,
the man who had murdered Edward's beloved Gaveston.
The threat of the Scots and the rift between Edward and Lancaster,
made England a profoundly dysfunctional kingdom,
and for Isabella it was a thankless task to be its Queen.
But her unhappy situation was about to become much worse.
A new favourite was emerging at Edward's court,
who would be more of a threat to Isabella than Gaveston had ever been.