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title: Scarborough Castle Ruins
author: George Shepherd
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21759/scarborough-castle-ruins/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-04-23
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# Scarborough Castle Ruins
_Authored by George Shepherd_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21759.jpg)
## Image Caption
*Keep of Scarborough, Yorkshire*, illustration by George Shepherd after William Tombleson, c. 1806-1836.
In the spring of 1312, [Piers Gaveston](https://www.worldhistory.org/Piers_Gaveston/), companion and favourite of [Edward II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edward_II_of_England/), was besieged at Scarborough Castle, where he soon surrendered to the incensed English nobles hunting him. Prior to his capture, Gaveston had the ear of the king and his patronage, a relationship that sorely embittered the English magnates, leading to rebellion and his ultimate beheading.
British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
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Shepherd, G. (2026, April 23). Scarborough Castle Ruins. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Shepherd, George. "Scarborough Castle Ruins." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 23, 2026. .
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