![]() ![]() The nobles draw up a document exiling Gaveston again and force Edward to sign it. The Queen also mourns her husband’s preference for Gaveston, and implores them to do something but not to hurt the king. Opposition mounts as the nobles gather together with the Archbishop and discuss Edward’s behavior. Nevertheless, he keeps Gaveston by his side and even strips the Bishop of Coventry, who’d been responsible for Gaveston’s exile, of his property and tokens of office. The nobles threaten Edward that he cannot have his minion here, and Edward is astonished at their audacity. Edward cares not, and happily welcomes Gaveston home. ![]() In particular, Mortimer (Junior) and the Earl of Lancaster mount an offense, taking their complaints to the king. This does not make the nobles of the court happy, as they see Gaveston as basely born and their own influence suffering in light of his. Edward II has just become king after the death of his father, and he immediately summons his exiled favorite, Piers Gaveston, to the court. ![]()
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