Guildford Castle provided backdrop for secret meeting of King Edward II and his homosexual lover
As Pride Month comes to an end, SurreyLive looks at the story of how an English king had to keep his love affair secret
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It s only very recent history that homosexuality has not been criminalised and as a result, history is littered with people who had to keep their true feelings a secret, forced into secret liaisons and taking potentially life-threatening risks.
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