
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: King Edward's Gate Gave entrance from the main street of mediaeval Gloucester to St. Peter's Abbey precinct. The body of King Edward II was here received by the Abbot for burial after the King's murder at Berkeley Castle in 1327. Recorded plaque organisation: Gloucester City Council.
King Edward II, who reigned from 1307 to 1327, is remembered for his military failures and tumultuous relationship with the barons, leading to his forced abdication and subsequent murder; King Edward's Gate marks the site where his body was received by St. Peter's Abbey for burial after his death.
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