Rebel turned loyalist
Sir Adam Gurdon, the star of my recent posts, was allowed no rest in his old age. From 1294 his old sparring partner from the Hampshire forest, Edward I, became embroiled in wars with Scotland and France. As a former rebel turned loyalist, Gurdon was repeatedly summoned to do his bit for the cause.
The parliamentary writs contain a string of orders to Ad…
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