movelearn

The history of England, from the accession of Henry III. to the death of Edward…

Chapter 52: 1307. Peter Gaveston Earl of Cornwall

Chapters

Chapter 1 Chapter 1
Chapter 2 CHAPTER I.
Chapter 3 1217. Rising of Wilkin of the Weald
Chapter 4 CHAPTER II.
Chapter 5 1219. Pandulf the real successor of William Marshal
Chapter 6 1225. Expedition of Richard of Cornwall and William
Chapter 7 1228. The Kerry campaign
Chapter 8 1231. Henry III.'s second Welsh campaign
Chapter 9 1232. Riots of Robert Twenge
Chapter 10 CHAPTER III.
Chapter 11 1234. Richard Marshal in Ireland
Chapter 12 1235. Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln
Chapter 13 1243. Truce with France
Chapter 14 CHAPTER IV.
Chapter 15 1254. Marriage and establishment of Edward the king's son
Chapter 16 1254. Llewelyn ap Griffith sole Prince of North Wales
Chapter 17 1257. Welsh campaign of Henry and Edward
Chapter 18 1257. Richard of Cornwall elected and crowned King of the Romans
Chapter 19 1224. Arrival of Agnellus of Pisa and the first Franciscans
Chapter 20 CHAPTER V.
Chapter 21 1263. Reconstitution of parties
Chapter 22 CHAPTER VI.
Chapter 23 1266. The revolt of the Disinherited
Chapter 24 1267. Statute of Marlborough
Chapter 25 CHAPTER VII.
Chapter 26 1285. Deaths of Philip III., Charles of Anjou, Peter of
Chapter 27 1278. Statute of Gloucester
Chapter 28 CHAPTER VIII.
Chapter 29 1277. Treaty of Aberconway
Chapter 30 1282. Edward's second Welsh campaign
Chapter 31 1283. Parliaments and financial expedients
Chapter 32 CHAPTER IX.
Chapter 33 1291. Treaty of Tarascon
Chapter 34 1290. Statute of Westminster, the third (_Quia emptores_)
Chapter 35 1291. The courts at Ystradvellte and Abergavenny
Chapter 36 1290. Expulsion of the Jews
Chapter 37 1286. Death of Alexander III. of Scotland
Chapter 38 1290. Treaty of Brigham
Chapter 39 1290. Death of Eleanor of Castile
Chapter 40 CHAPTER X.
Chapter 41 1294. Edmund of Lancaster's failure to procure a settlement
Chapter 42 1294. Revolts of Madog, Maelgwn, and Morgan
Chapter 43 1295. Failure of the Gascon campaign
Chapter 44 1296. Gascon expedition and death of Edmund of Lancaster
Chapter 45 CHAPTER XI.
Chapter 46 1297. Edward's unsuccessful campaign in Flanders
Chapter 47 1302. Philip IV.'s troubles with the Flemings and Boniface VIII
Chapter 48 1303. Conquest of Scotland seriously undertaken
Chapter 49 1305. Disgrace of Winchelsea and Bek
Chapter 50 1305. Ordinance of Trailbaston
Chapter 51 CHAPTER XII.
Chapter 52 1307. Peter Gaveston Earl of Cornwall
Chapter 53 1310. Renewal of the opposition of the barons to Gaveston
Chapter 54 1311. The ordinances
Chapter 55 1312. Fall of the Templars
Chapter 56 1314. The siege of Stirling
Chapter 57 CHAPTER XIII.
Chapter 58 1318. Death of Edward Bruce at Dundalk.
Chapter 59 1319. Renewed attack on Scotland.
Chapter 60 1320. War between the husbands of the Gloucester heiresses
Chapter 61 CHAPTER XIV.
Chapter 62 1324. Their breach with Queen Isabella.
Chapter 63 1324. Affair of Saint-Sardos.
Chapter 64 1325. Treachery of Charles IV. and second sequestration of
Chapter 65 1326. Relations of Mortimer and Isabella
Chapter 66 1327. Abortive Scottish campaign
Chapter 67 CHAPTER XV.
Chapter 68 1337. The new earldoms
Chapter 69 1333. Attempt to procure his restoration
Chapter 70 1341. Return of David Bruce from France
Chapter 71 1328. Accession of Philip of Valois in France
Chapter 72 1328. The legal and political aspects of the succession
Chapter 73 1336. Abandonment of the crusade by Benedict XII
Chapter 74 1337. Mission of the Cardinals Peter and Bertrand
Chapter 75 1337. Breach between France and England
Chapter 76 CHAPTER XVI.
Chapter 77 1339. Edward's invasion of France
Chapter 78 1343. Battle of Morlaix.
Chapter 79 1346. Siege of Aiguillon and raid in Poitou.
Chapter 80 CHAPTER XVII.
Chapter 81 1351. Statute of labourers.
Chapter 82 1353. First statute of _præmunire_.
Chapter 83 1349. Foundation of the Order of the Garter.
Chapter 84 1352. Battle of Mauron
Chapter 85 1352. Capture of Guînes
Chapter 86 1355. Failure of the negotiations and renewal of the war
Chapter 87 1356. Operations of John of Gaunt in Normandy in alliance
Chapter 88 1358. Preliminaries of peace signed between Edward III.
Chapter 89 CHAPTER XVIII.
Chapter 90 1365. Treaty of Guérande
Chapter 91 1366. Expulsion of Peter the Cruel from Castile by Du
Chapter 92 1371. Battle in Bourgneuf Bay.
Chapter 93 1371. The Black Prince's return to England with shattered
Chapter 94 1370. Futile expeditions of Lancaster and Knowles.
Chapter 95 1372. Edward III.'s last military expedition.
Chapter 96 1374. Ruin of the English power in France.
Chapter 97 CHAPTER XIX.
Chapter 98 2. Map of Southern Scotland and Northern England in the XIIIth and
Chapter 99 CHAPTER I.
Chapter 100 CHAPTER II.
Chapter 101 CHAPTER III.
Chapter 102 CHAPTER IV.
Chapter 103 introduction to his translation of _Chronicles of the Mayors
Chapter 104 CHAPTER V.
Chapter 105 CHAPTER VI.
Chapter 106 1263. And the dissolution of the dominant faction once more gave Edward
Chapter 107 CHAPTER VII.
Chapter 108 CHAPTER VIII.
Chapter 109 1265. The alarm created by this shows that Edward perceived the danger
Chapter 110 CHAPTER IX.
Chapter 111 CHAPTER X.
Chapter 112 CHAPTER XI.
Chapter 113 1296. It was Wallace's glory that he fought his fight and paid the
Chapter 114 1306. Scotland was obedient; the French alliance was firmly cemented;
Chapter 115 CHAPTER XII.
Chapter 116 1309. It was simply that popular co-operation was regarded as
Chapter 117 1313. He left behind him the reputation of a saint and a hero, and a
Chapter 118 CHAPTER XIII.
Chapter 119 1318. Twice Edward himself went to the north, and on one occasion
Chapter 120 CHAPTER XIV.
Chapter 121 CHAPTER XV.
Chapter 122 16. There, on July 22, Edward revoked all commissions addressed to the
Chapter 123 CHAPTER XVI.
Chapter 124 1312. Edward was not the sort of man to endure the thraldom that his
Chapter 125 CHAPTER XVII.
Chapter 126 CHAPTER XVIII.
Chapter 127 CHAPTER XIX.
Chapter 128 1330. Lionel's death added to the vast inheritance of the Mortimers and
Chapter 129 1371. The old king was a mere pawn in the game. His health had been
Chapter 130 1200. Fragments of Pipe Rolls for our period can be seen in print in
Chapter 131 Chapter X, Paragraph 4, for Earl of Cornwall read Earl of Lancaster.

Chapter 52: 1307. Peter Gaveston Earl of Cornwall

25 Jan., 1308. Marriage of Edward with Isabella of France 25 Feb. Coronation of Edward II. Power and unpopularity of Gaveston 8 May. Gaveston exiled July 1309. Return of Gaveston condoned by Parliament at Stamford

35 words

PrevPrevious BookBack to Book Detail NextNext Chapter