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Other than the French king, how did the likes of Alfonso XI of Castile, Afonso IV of Portugal, Louis IV/Frederick the Fair of the HRE, Louis I of Flanders, the Pope in Avignon etc. see Edward's downfall? Did they support Mortimer's new regime? I only know about England making peace with Scotland in 1328 that Edward III would challenge later, but what about other countries? I apologise if this is an ignorant question or has been asked before.

I've long wanted to do a proper deep dive into the (English) Stuarts. I've read a general narrative book on the dynasty recently, so now I've thought about reading the following books, one for each monarch more or less:

• Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King (Gareth Russell)
• The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr (Leanda de Lisle)
• King Charles II (Antonia Fraser)
• (I've only found some short summary books on James II)
• William and Mary: Heroes of the Glorious Revolution (John van der Kiste)
• Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion (Anne Somerset)

Has anyone read any of these and could share their thoughts? I'm unsure if I've got an alright selection here, any other recs? Any help would be much appreciated.