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.

Sunday, 9 July 2017

Pride, Power and Politics

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Pride, Power and Politics is an exhibition touring Royal Historical Palaces and was at the Tower of London from May 26-27.   Here's a re...
Monday, 19 June 2017

June 19th - death of Piers Gaveston.

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I have been so busy lately and have neglected this blog, but of course I cannot let today pass without mentioning the anniversary of the sha...
Sunday, 21 May 2017

Remembering May 19th

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May 19th is of course the day Piers Gaveston surrendered to Amyer de Valance at Scarborough Castle on very favourable terms.  From a Tudor p...
Sunday, 14 May 2017

The Royals magazine

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The new issue of The History of the Royals has a fabulous article about Edward II by Kathryn Warner.    It's a 2 page article and focuse...
Monday, 1 May 2017

Gaveston Cross Update

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  As promised, here is an update on the Gaveston Cross.  And it's not good news, I'm afraid.   I contacted the Leek Wootton and G...
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Friday, 14 April 2017

Cardiff Castle

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Cardiff Castle consists of 2 main buildings - an old, Norman Keep and a Victorian Gothic mansion, very much influenced by the history of ...
Saturday, 18 March 2017

The Gaveston Cross

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Having read Rob's comment on the previous post - as to whether there is a way of raising funds to restore the Gaveston Cross - I had a q...
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I have a B.A. Honours in History, specialising in Medieval/Tudor history.
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