tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post2502012426071621368..comments2023-09-27T03:46:36.401-07:00Comments on Piers Gaveston: Ponthieu for Piers.......Anerjehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-63722736089418619262008-12-14T12:19:00.000-08:002008-12-14T12:19:00.000-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-65528704356966933682008-12-14T09:00:00.000-08:002008-12-14T09:00:00.000-08:00Great analysis of the whole ponthieu/exile episode...Great analysis of the whole ponthieu/exile episode!Jules Frusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207281934232383811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-25519352048211358532008-12-05T06:25:00.000-08:002008-12-05T06:25:00.000-08:00I dare say it was Ed's idea - sounds like the kind...I dare say it was Ed's idea - sounds like the kind of craziness only he could dream up. ;) Giving away a large part of his inheritance was pretty bonkers, but at least it *was* his inheritance, which many writers have missed.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-7135882685876163232008-12-04T12:09:00.000-08:002008-12-04T12:09:00.000-08:00Thanks Alianore. Wish I knew whose idea it was - ...Thanks Alianore. Wish I knew whose idea it was - did Ed think it up, or did Piers ask?Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933105074141988999.post-50463568403129835922008-12-02T01:58:00.000-08:002008-12-02T01:58:00.000-08:00Great post, Anerje. You're absolutely right to po...Great post, Anerje. You're absolutely right to point out that Ponthieu was Ed's own inheritance, so why shouldn't he give it to Piers, if he wanted to? OK, you could quibble over Ed giving away his mother's county, but I've seen so many secondary sources that seem to think Ponthieu belonged to Ed I and that therefore Ed (II) had no right to offer it to Piers.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.com