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Edward the Seconds first act on coming to the throne is to recall Piers Gaveston from exile- and the new kings devotion to the shrewd and avaricious young man soon becomes a scandal. It is assumed that when Edward marries one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe his inclinations will change- but nothing can make him swerve from his attachment to Gaveston- who is clearly making the most of royal favour. The new Queen Isabella- accustomed to adulation- is bitterly humilated; and she is not a woman to forget or forgive. With the country in turmoil the king is making enemies throughout the land- and he fails to see that the most deadly of these is his queen....