Piers Gaveston: Edward II's Adoptive Brother Hardcover - 1994
by Pierre Chaplais
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This is a highly original reappraisal of the role of Piers Gaveston in English history and of his personal relationship with Edward II. It challenges the accepted view that Gaveston had a homosexual affair with Edward, and reassesses the main events of Gaveston's career, including his exiles from England and the scandal over the alleged theft of royal jewels. Pierre Chaplais draws his evidence from documentary and narrative sources including unpublished record evidence. The conclusions are fascinating and often surprising. The unusual features of the famous royal charter of 6 August 1307, which granted the earldom of Cornwall to Gaveston are discussed at length for the first time. Special attention is also paid to the king's personal intervention in the drafting and sealing of documents relating to Gaveston, and to the history of the great seal of absence used while Edward was in France in 1308. This unique criticism of the documentary evidence by a leading diplomatist and historian of the period reveals the reality behind the myths surrounding Piers Gaveston, and makes fascinating reading.
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- Title Piers Gaveston: Edward II's Adoptive Brother
- Author Pierre Chaplais
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 172
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher OUP Oxford, Oxford
- Date 1994-07-14
- ISBN 9780198204497 / 0198204493
- Weight 0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.53 x 6.47 x 0.91 in (24.21 x 16.43 x 2.31 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Court and courtiers -, Great Britain - History - Edward II,
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93037540
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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