Recently defined as the ‘greatest villain’ of the fourteenth century Hugh Despenser the Younger was a pirate and extortionist, and made himself the richest and most powerful man in England between 1322 and 1326. He suffered the traitor’s death in Hereford on 24 November 1326 on the orders of the queen-consort of England, Isabella of … Continue reading How Hugh Despenser Became King of England in All But Name