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Episode 5
Episode 5 of 10
David Horovitz reads from David Pownall's novel, recounting the life of Edward II, his troubled reign and his divisive relationship with the knight Piers Gaveston.
Following the death of his father, the newly-crowned Edward II wastes no time in ennobling his lover, Gaveston.
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