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, 10 September 2016

Scarborough Castle Part 2

In this post, I'll focus on the history of Scarborough. There is evidence of a fortification of some sort at Scarborough going back al...

Friday, 2 September 2016

Visit to Scarborough Castle part 1 This summer I finally made it to Scarborough Castle. The castle played a huge part in Piers ...

Friday, 12 August 2016

A little bit of Shakespeare (sort of)

As it's summer here, I've been travelling around visiting some of my favourite places and those places on my wish list. I love goin...

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Oystermouth Castle

I'm going to dedicate this blog post to my blog friend Gabriele from The Lost Fort /. I know Gabriele has a big interest in castle...

Sunday, 19 June 2016

Death of Piers Gaveston

J une 19 th marks the death of Piers Gaveston. Quite what made Guy of Warwick break a chivalrous code, abduct Piers and take part in a m...

Thursday, 9 June 2016

June 9th - disaster strikes Piers Gaveston

June 9th marks the beginning of the end for Piers Gaveston. Having surrendered on very favourable terms to Amyer de Valance, Earl of Pembr...

Thursday, 19 May 2016

May 19th anniversaries

Today marks the anniversary Piers Gaveston surrendered to Amyer de Valance, Earl of Pembroke, after a short siege at Scarborough Castle. Th...

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

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