Edward II: The Unconventional King (50 page)

4. Warwick Castle, where Piers Gaveston was imprisoned in 1312. (Courtesy of Tony Hisgett under Creative Commons)

5. Tower of Gloucester Cathedral. (Photo by author)

6. An inscription outside Gloucester Cathedral, formerly King Edward’s Gate. (Photo by author)

7. Caernarfon Castle, North Wales, Edward’s birthplace in 1284 when it was a building site. (Courtesy of Peter Broster under Creative Commons)

8. Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, where Edward was held in captivity in 1327.

9. Inside Berkeley Castle; Edward was held in the keep, on the right. (Photos by author)

10. Edward’s coronation, from a manuscript of the early fourteenth century. (Courtesy of the Master and Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; MS 20, folio 68r)

11. Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, where Edward spent much time. (Photo by author)

12. Caernarfon Castle and town. (Courtesy of Reinoud Kaasschieter under Creative Commons)

13. Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, which belonged to Edward’s most dangerous enemy Roger Mortimer. (Courtesy of Darren Musgrove under Creative Commons)

14. Knaresborough Castle, which Edward gave to Gaveston. (Courtesy of David Pacey under Creative Commons)

15. A cross erected near Leek Wootton, Warwickshire, in the nineteenth century to mark the spot where Piers Gaveston was killed in June 1312. (Courtesy of Andrew Donkin under Creative Commons)

16. Stirling Castle, Scotland, near the battlefield of Bannockburn. (Courtesy of Liz under Creative Commons)