Edward III becomes King of England at the age of 14, after the forced abdication of his father, Edward II. He was coronated on February 1, 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 by staging a coup on October 19, 1330 and taking full control of the government.
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