The siege of Scarborough Castle in 1312 was the climax of the crisis over Piers Gaveston, Edward II favourite. Gaveston took refuge in Scarborough Castle but was starved out. His subsequent murder by the Earl of Warwick despite honourable surrender terms was a landmark moment in the breakdown of order under Edward II.
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