Gloucester Cathedral
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Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the Riv
Gloucester Cathedral exterior 2019
The Quire with the Great East Window behind - in 1350, when installed, it was the largest window in the world
The West Window
The Quire's vaulted ceiling
Edward II
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Edward II, also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follow
Gloucester Cathedral
…and Little Cloisters were reconstructed, displaying the earliest surviving example of structural fan vaulting. The cathedral contains the shrine of Edward II, who was murdered at nearby Berkeley Castle. Following the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1536, the abbey was refounded as a cathedral…
Tomb effigy, Gloucester Cathedral
Caernarfon Castle in north Wales, Edward's birthplace
Portrait in Westminster Abbey, thought to be of Edward's father, Edward I
Early 14th-century depiction of Edward I (left) declaring his son Edward (right) the Prince of Wales