{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/6985eac0d4e01f1069c54a57?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Royal Love: The Gaveston Affair","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6846a16db5ac093b0ca993ec/1770384030743-88595f31-599a-44ca-b700-cb2c8dc8180d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For Valentine’s Day, Queens, Kings &amp; Dastardly Things goes full royal romance-with-a-body-count.</p><p><br></p><p>Robert Hardman and Prof Kate Williams delve into the whispered love story of Edward II and his dazzling courtier, Piers Gaveston — a friendship (or something more) so intense it detonates the English court. Why did the barons loathe Gaveston so much? Who gets the stuffed-crust portion of medieval “pizza” of land, titles, and power, and who’s left starving?</p><p><br></p><p>And then comes the infamous comeuppance: the notorious ending Christopher Marlowe gives Edward II —death by red-hot poker. True? Find out.</p><p><br></p><p>Royal love. A battle for lands. And a legend that refuses to die.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams</p><p>Series Producer: Ben Devlin</p><p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Producer: Bella Soames</p>","author_name":"Daily Mail"}