Edward III becomes King of England at the age of 14, after the forced abdication of his father, Edward II. He was coronated on January 29, 1327, at Westminster Abbey. His mother, Isabella of France, and her lover, Roger Mortimer, ruled as regents in young Edward's name until Edward III asserted his own power and took full control of the government in 1330.
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