Most historians suggest that Edward increased his engagement with administration in the 1320s, although Michael Prestwich suggests that many of Edward's later correspondence on governmental issues were written for him by the Despensers.
A maioría dos historiadores suxiren que Eduardo aumentou o seu compromiso coa administración nos anos 1320, aínda que Michael Prestwich considerou que moitas das cartas posteriores de Eduardo sobre asuntos gobernamentais foron escritas polos Despenser para el.