Guy de Beauchamp Stands Atop the Beheaded Piers Gaveston

Zachary Kay
by T. Tovey
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Guy Beauchamp Earl of Warwick and Piers Gaveston Earl of Cornwall 1330, illustration by T. Tovey after a miniature in the 15th-century Rous Roll, 1793.

Depicted on the right stands a triumphant Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, upon the decapitated body of Piers Gaveston, the companion and favourite of Edward II, King of England. Prior to his execution, Gaveston had the ear of the king and his patronage, a relationship that sorely embittered the English magnates, leading to rebellion and his ultimate capture and beheading.

British Museum, London.

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Tovey, T. (2026, April 23). Guy de Beauchamp Stands Atop the Beheaded Piers Gaveston. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21758/guy-de-beauchamp-stands-atop-the-beheaded-piers-ga/

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Tovey, T.. "Guy de Beauchamp Stands Atop the Beheaded Piers Gaveston." World History Encyclopedia, 23 Apr 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21758/guy-de-beauchamp-stands-atop-the-beheaded-piers-ga/.

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