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Piers Gaveston : Edward II's adoptive brother
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chaplais, Pierre, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gaveston, Piers, approximately 1284-1312.
- Gaveston, Piers.
- Favorites, Royal--Great Britain--Biography.
- Favorites, Royal.
- Great Britain--Court and courtiers--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Edward II, 1307-1327.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 150 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Piers Gaveston
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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 The author uses unpublished documentary evidence to challenge the accepted view that Gaveston had a homosexual relationship with Edward, and that he appropriated royal treasures.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-76712-X
- OCLC:
- 1027147773
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