Talk:Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall
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[edit] Tentative rewrite
I found parts of this article difficult to understand: the prose was lumpy. I've attempted to make it more readable, but this is not a subject of which I have any knowledge, and it's possible that I've misunderstood something. You're welcome to look in the History to compare my rewrite with what came before, and to fix where appropriate. -- Hoary 05:25, 2005 Jan 16 (UTC)
Where exactly does the Edward I quote come from. I have a very hard time believing anybody was actually around to record that quote.
Yah. "You wretched son of a whore!" cried King Edward. "Do you want to give away lands now? You who have never gained any? As God lives, if not for fear of breaking up the kingdom, I would never let you enjoy your inheritance!" Sounds like a Sunday night costume drama; not a text book.
It is not likely accurate. Of all the things that Longshanks would, might have, or did call his son-- and undoubtely they were many and vehement-- 'son of a whore' is not one of them. He would be, after all, referring to Eleanor of Castile.
- As suggested, I've cut the worst of the opinions, and got rid of the fanciful dialogue. The article still needs some headings and sources, and I suspect that I can see some factual errors, but I'm not an expert on Gaveston. That said, I loved the comedy drama bit the OP put in.Endie 09:32, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
I am curious as to why no mention was made of the homosexuality of Gaveston,presumed,fictional or otherwise.I am surprised that no mention is made of Derek Jarmans film Edward II.
[edit] Location of beheading
The article is wrong to claim Gaveston was beheaded in Kenilworth. He was executed on Blacklow Hill in Warwick - a monument stands there to comemorate this.
http://www.search.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/engine/theme/default.asp?theme=1573&text=0 Steve-g 19:06, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
