Riot, sodomy, and minions : the ambiguous discourse of sexual transgression
From goats to Ganymedes : the development of Edward II's sexual reputation
Edward II and Piers Gaveston : brothers, friends, lovers
'Is it not strange that he is thus bewitch'd?' : Edward II's agency and culpability
Edward II as political exemplum
'No escape now from a life full of suffering' : Edward II's sensational fall
Beyond sexual mimesis : the penetrative murder of Edward II
Conclusion : the literary transformation of history
Appendix : accounts of and allusions to Edward II's reign, composed 1305-1697.