Scene 4: Gloucester's charge
To the astonishment of the English army the Scots quickly finished their prayers and started to advance towards them. In the English camp a row broke out between Edward and the Earl of Gloucester as Gloucester told him that the men needed some rest.
As the Vita Edwardi Secundi describes;
鈥淏ut the king, growing very heated with him, charged him with treachery and deceit.鈥� "Today," said the Earl, "it will be clear that I am neither a traitor nor a liar," and at once prepared himself for battle.鈥�
The young Gloucester, one of the most powerful men in England was enraged by this. He jumped on his horse and rode straight at the Scots.
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| Role | Contributor |
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| Performer | The Clanranald Trust for Scotland |
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