![]() ![]() Isabella is lonely and recalls for his husband and Gaveston to return to England only to hatch out a plan to murder Gaveston. He makes Gaveston the Governor of Ireland and accompanies him to Ireland. The order was supported by Queen Isabella of France, Edward’s much-neglected wife who never supported her husband’s reluctance towards his duties.Įdward in fear of a possible rebellion signs the order but makes an arrangement with the nobles. The nobles particularly the Earl of Warwick and Lancaster, Earl of Pembroke, and the Mortimers along with the Archbishop of Coventry issued an order to banish Gaveston. The imprisonment of the Bishop of Coventry further ignites the flame of resentment among the nobles. The happy reunion is hindered by the arrival of Bishop of Coventry who opposes Gaveston’s return to the court and Gaveston imprisons the Bishop with the support of Edward II. Gaveston then arrives and the two meet and exchange pleasantries and Edward II happily creates Gaveston the Earl of Cornwall with authority to withdraw funds from the treasury. ![]() The king tries to reconcile with the nobles who think that Gaveston is self-indulgent and a threat to the king himself and should be banished from court immediately. As Gaveston arrives in England he watches a group of nobles arguing with Edward II from a place of hiding. ![]()
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