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.

Monday, 21 September 2015

Piers Gaveston and...........David Cameron?????

Piers Gaveston is in the news today, along with Britain's Prime Minister 'Call me Dave' Cameron. I shall let the papers do the...

Thursday, 3 September 2015

Summer Holidays.......

I guess September marks the end of the summer in the U.K. As well as my visit to Rome, I also did some 'castle visiting' - all ones...

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

The Roman Forum

OK, I' m getting the last of my holiday posts out of the way! On my first visit to Rome, I didn't get the chance to explore the Rom...

Sunday, 9 August 2015

Holidays - Pompeii

I 'm so sorry I have neglected this blog lately - and today's post is nothing to do with Piers, I'm afraid. But it is the holid...

Friday, 3 July 2015

Anne Boleyn in residence at the Tower of London

The Tower of London is a place I never get tired of. I visit as often as I can. I live quite a way from it, but if I lived in London I...

Friday, 19 June 2015

Ah, June 19th.....

Today marks the anniversary of the death, or should we say, murder of Piers Gaveston at Blacklow Hill, near Warwick. Local legends claim th...

Wednesday, 17 June 2015

Trial of Piers Gaveston - what trial?

Having been captured by Guy of Warwick, it seems Piers' fate was sealed. He was taken to Warwick Castle and kept prisoner there. And y...

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

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