Among the items in the archive is the Royal Charter of Carlisle from 1316, which bears the seal of Edward II.

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And it has been the royal prerogative since Edward II was on the throne for the monarch to have the rights to the creature.

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Byfleet Manor, mill and church are mentioned in the Domesday Book and the house was one of the favourite homes of Edward II in the very early 1300s before he became king.

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Their aim was usually to discipline a king who was not playing by the accepted rules of the game and only to replace him (as in the cases of Kings Edward II and Richard II) when he refused to mend his ways.

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The King Edward VII Memorial Clock is a Grade II listed building and was erected by public subscription in 1913.

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