| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 150 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
Introduction: A reluctant king and his alter ego -- 1. Compact of Brotherhood -- 2. England's Second King? -- 3. Exile in Ireland and Rehabilitation -- 4. Last Exile and Death -- 5. The Newcastle Jewels and Gaveston's Chamberlainship -- Appendix I. Westminster Abbey and Gaveston in 1308 and 1309 -- Appendix II. The Newcastle Jewels |
| Summary |
This title provides a reappraisal of the role of Piers Gaveston in English history and of his personal relationship with Edward II. The author uses unpublished documentary evidence to challenge the accepted view that Gaveston had a homosexual relationship with Edward, and that he appropriated royal treasures |
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Royal families |
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England |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Gaveston, Piers, approximately 1284-1312.
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Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327 -- Relations with courts and courtiers
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Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327. |
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Gaveston, Piers, approximately 1284-1312. |
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Favorites, Royal -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Courts and courtiers.
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Favorites, Royal.
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Relations with courts and courtiers.
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Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
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Great Britain -- History -- Edward II, 1307-1327.
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Great Britain.
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Electronic books
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780198204497 |
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0198204493 |
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9780191676314 |
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0191676314 |
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9786610767120 |
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6610767122 |
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128076712X |
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9781280767128 |
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