Piers Gaveston

This blog is dedicated to Piers Gaveston, Earl Of Cornwall. Piers, also known as Perrot, was the favourite of Edward II. Depending on historical interpretation, the definition of 'favourite' ranges from 'brother', 'beloved friend' or 'lover'. This blog will be a mix of historical narrative, personal opinion and hopefully some lighter postings! The Plus will cover other historical matters.

Saturday, 12 November 2011

Is this the face of Edward II?

The National Portrait Gallery in London has had a recent exhibition entitled 'Crowns and Tiaras'. I decided to pop in on my last vi...

Sunday, 16 October 2011

Shakespeare's birthplace

Whenever I visit Stratford, the one place I always visit is Shakespeare's birthplace. I'm always amazed that this house is still st...

Thursday, 22 September 2011

Inside Anne Hathaway's cottage

The 'bread oven' in the cottage. I'm afraid it's a bit of a lazy blog post today - more pictures from Anne Hathaway'...

Thursday, 1 September 2011

Those Insulting Nicknames……….

One of the charges levied against Piers Gaveston by his enemies was his arrogance and disregard for the nobility. Recalled from exile by E...

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Anne Hathaway's cottage

OK, it's time for some 'pretty chocolate box' pix from my recent visit to the Cotswolds. This time it's Anne Hathaway's...

Thursday, 4 August 2011

Blog round-up

Having some holiday time has allowed me to enjoy looking around at new history sites for me. Here are some of the new ones that have caught ...

Wednesday, 3 August 2011

The 'Kingmaker' exhibition at Warwick Castle

For some reason, I am always drawn back to Stratford-upon-Avon. I love to visit this part of the country. I last went there about 3 years ag...

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Anerje: I have a B.A. Honours in History, specialising in Medieval/Tudor history.

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