olph , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mor ay , ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁reg ent . ▁▁ ▁But ▁the ▁so - called ▁" Pe ace ▁of ▁North am pton " ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁short - l ived . ▁Edward ▁III ▁had ▁not ▁acted ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁aus p ices , ▁but ▁under ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁his ▁reg ent , ▁Roger ▁Mort imer , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁March , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁Isabel la ▁of ▁France . ▁Dub bed ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁" the ▁shame ful ▁peace ", ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁war ▁re par ations ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁nobles ▁with ▁land ▁and ▁position ▁in ▁both ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland ▁whose ▁property ▁and ▁titles ▁had ▁been ▁best owed ▁on ▁the ▁Bruce ' s ▁al lies . ▁With ▁a ▁de ple ted ▁tre as ury ▁and ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁un pop ular ▁reg ent ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁throne , ▁the ▁out rag ed ▁English ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁minor ▁king ▁of ▁England ▁were ▁not ▁yet ▁in ▁position ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁about ▁it . ▁But ▁the ▁year ▁following ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁David ▁II , ▁ 1 3 3 0 , ▁two ▁significant ▁events ▁occurred : ▁Edward ▁III ▁had ▁his ▁reg ent ▁executed , ▁taking ▁control ▁of ▁his ▁crown ▁and ▁country , ▁and ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁made ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁king . ▁ ▁Edward ▁Bal li ol ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Bal li ol , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁ab d icate ▁the