King Edward II Prince Edward, his son, later Edward III Earl of Kent, brother to King Edward II Gaveston Archbishop of Canterbury Bishop of Coventry Bishop of Winchester Warwick Lancaster Pembroke Aru...

A street in London. Gaveston: Enter Gaveston, reading a letter. Gaveston: “My father is deceased! Come, Gaveston, And share the kingdom with thy dearest friend.” Ah, words that make me surfeit with de...

A street in London. Gaveston: Enter Gaveston, reading a letter. Gaveston: “My father is deceased! Come, Gaveston, And share the kingdom with thy dearest friend.” Ah, words that make me surfeit with de...

Westminster. Mortimers: Enter on the one side the two Mortimers; on the other, Warwick and Lancaster. Warwick: ’Tis true, the bishop is in the Tower, And goods and body given to Gaveston. Lancaster: W...

A street in London. Gaveston: Enter Gaveston and Kent. Gaveston: Edmund, the mighty prince of Lancaster, That hath more earldoms than an ass can bear, And both the Mortimers, two goodly men, With Guy ...

The New Temple. Lancaster: Enter Lancaster, Warwick, Pembroke, the Elder Mortimer, the Younger Mortimer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Attendants. Lancaster: Here is the form of Gaveston’s exile; ...

A hall in Gloucester’s house. Younger Spenser: Enter the Younger Spenser and Baldock. Baldock: Spenser, Seeing that our lord the Earl of Gloucester’s dead, Which of the nobles dost thou mean to serve?...

A hall in Gloucester’s house. Younger Spenser: Enter the Younger Spenser and Baldock. Baldock: Spenser, Seeing that our lord the Earl of Gloucester’s dead, Which of the nobles dost thou mean to serve?...

Before Tynemouth Castle. King Edward: Enter King Edward, Queen Isabella, Kent, Lancaster, the Younger Mortimer, Warwick, Pembroke, and Attendants. King Edward: The wind is good; I wonder why he stays:...

Near Tynemouth Castle. Kent: Enter Kent, Lancaster, the Younger Mortimer, Warwick, Pembroke, and others. Kent: My lords, of love to this our native land, I come to join with you, and leave the king; A...

In Tynemouth Castle. King Edward: Enter severally King Edward and the Younger Spenser. King Edward: O, tell me, Spenser, where is Gaveston? Younger Spenser: I fear me he is slain, my gracious lord. Ki...

The open country. Gaveston: Enter Gaveston, pursued. Gaveston: Yet, lusty lords, I have escaped your hands, Your threats, your ’larums, and your hot pursuits; And, though divorced from King Edward’s e...

The open country. Gaveston: Enter Gaveston mourning, James, and other Attendants of Pembroke. Gaveston: O treacherous Warwick, thus to wrong thy friend! James: I see it is your life these arms pursue....

The open country. Gaveston: Enter Gaveston mourning, James, and other Attendants of Pembroke. Gaveston: O treacherous Warwick, thus to wrong thy friend! James: I see it is your life these arms pursue....

Near Boroughbridge, in Yorkshire. King Edward: Enter King Edward, the Younger Spenser, Baldock, Noblemen of the King’s side, and Soldiers with drums and fifes. King Edward: I long to hear an answer fr...

The battlefield, Boroughbridge. King Edward: Enter King Edward, the Elder Spenser, the Younger Spenser, Baldock, and Noblemen of the King’s side. King Edward: Why do we sound retreat? upon them, lords...

Near the Tower of London. Kent: Enter Kent. Kent: Fair blows the wind for France: blow, gentle gale, Till Edmund be arrived for England’s good! Nature, yield to my country’s cause in this! A brother? ...

Near the Tower of London. Kent: Enter Kent. Kent: Fair blows the wind for France: blow, gentle gale, Till Edmund be arrived for England’s good! Nature, yield to my country’s cause in this! A brother? ...

Paris. Queen Isabella: Enter Queen Isabella and Prince Edward. Queen Isabella: Ah, boy, our friends do fail us all in France! The lords are cruel, and the king unkind. What shall we do? Prince Edward:...

The Royal Palace, London. King Edward: Enter King Edward, Arundel, the Elder Spenser, the Younger Spenser, and others. King Edward: Thus, after many threats of wrathful war, Triumpheth England’s Edwar...

Near Harwich. Queen Isabella: Enter Queen Isabella, Prince Edward, Kent, the Younger Mortimer, and Sir John of Hainault. Queen Isabella: Now, lords, our loving friends and countrymen, Welcome to Engla...

Near Bristol. King Edward: Enter King Edward, Baldock, and the Younger Spenser. Younger Spenser: Fly, fly, my lord! the queen is overstrong; Her friends do multiply, and yours do fail. Shape we our co...

The Abbey of Neath, Glamorganshire. Abbot: Enter the Abbot, Monks, King Edward, the Younger Spenser, and Baldock, the latter three disguised. Abbot: Have you no doubt, my lord; have you no fear: As si...

Kenilworth Castle. King Edward: Enter King Edward, Leicester, the Bishop of Winchester and Trussel. Leicester: Be patient, good my lord, cease to lament; Imagine Killingworth Castle were your court, A...

Kenilworth Castle. King Edward: Enter King Edward, Leicester, the Bishop of Winchester and Trussel. Leicester: Be patient, good my lord, cease to lament; Imagine Killingworth Castle were your court, A...

The Royal Palace, London. Queen Isabella: Enter Queen Isabella and the Younger Mortimer. Younger Mortimer: Fair Isabel, now have we our desire; The proud corrupters of the light-brained king Have done...

Near Kenilworth Castle. Matrevis: Enter Matrevis, Gurney, and Soldiers, with King Edward. Matrevis: My lord, be not pensive; we are your friends: Men are ordained to live in misery; Therefore, come; d...

The Royal Palace, London. Younger Mortimer: Enter the Younger Mortimer. Younger Mortimer: The king must die, or Mortimer goes down; The commons now begin to pity him: Yet he that is the cause of Edwar...

Berkeley Castle. Matrevis: Enter Matrevis and Gurney. Matrevis: Gurney, I wonder the king dies not, Being in a vault up to the knees in water, To which the channels of the castle run, From whence a da...

The Royal Palace, London. Younger Mortimer: Enter the Younger Mortimer and Matrevis. Younger Mortimer: Is’t done, Matrevis, and the murderer dead? Matrevis: Ay, my good lord: I would it were undone! Y...