WI Edward II dies at the Battle of Bannockburn?

As says the title. Bannockburn goes even worse to the English and Edward II gets injured and die in the battle. What would be consequences in England? The new king, Edward III, would be only 3 years old. Could his wife Isabella take the power? And how the death of the king in battle could have influenced the war against the Scotish?
 
Edward II's half-brother, Thomas, Earl of Norfolk would have been 14. A bit too young to be regent, but old enough someone might support him for it or even the throne itself.
 
This may seem a little presposterous, but wouldn't the French play a huge part in English politics in this scenario?

After all, Thomas of Norfolk is the son of Margaret of France, Edward I's second wife who is also a sister (or half sister, I'm not sure) of Philip IV, King of France. Furthermore, through his mother, Edward III is also the grandson of the French King. Thus, the French have some sort of influence over those who are at the top of the order of succession.

If you take into account that the King of England is still Duke of Aquitaine/Guyenne, Philip IV could be very tempted to play his hand in English politics.
 
In the immediate future--Edward avoids his numerous disputes with the nobility, and the Despensers never rise to power, and increase the authority of the lesser nobility. In the further future--most likely no Hundred Years War, which means no upswing of English nationalism among the nobility. Which means probably better relations between England and France in the future.
 
Space Oddity said:
In the immediate future--Edward avoids his numerous disputes with the nobility, and the Despensers never rise to power, and increase the authority of the lesser nobility. In the further future--most likely no Hundred Years War, which means no upswing of English nationalism among the nobility. Which means probably better relations between England and France in the future.

Not so sure about that point. This will highly depend on wether things go OTL or not. If Philip IV's three sons are still unable to get a son themselves and if Joan of Navarra is never crowned due to Salic Law being established, it is very likely that the Hundred Years War will still happen because Edward III will claim kingship because he is a grandson of Philip IV through his daughter while Philip VI of Valois will claim the French crown as he is the closest male relative to Philip IV's three sons (being their first cousin).
 
Except that you've changed the entire political setup prior to it. Edward III may not have the political ability to war on France. (Especially as the inheritance issue was largely an excuse. Edward never really thought he was going to wind up King of France--his real aim was to shore up his holdings in France.)
 
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