Dunstonbury

Dunstonbury appears in the account as one of the lordships held by Unwin Peake. Its mention helps establish Peake’s standing amid suspicions that he had directed a conspiracy against Aegon III, though the text gives no further description of the place.

Mention in the Account

Dunstonbury is listed alongside Starpike and Whitegrove among the titles associated with Peake, a former Hand of the King. The account does not identify Dunstonbury as the site of any action in the conspiracy; it establishes only Peake’s connection to the lordship.

Narrative Context

The place-name occurs during the inquiry into a plot against Aegon III, when Mushroom suggests that Peake may have been the hidden organizer behind the accused conspirators. The suspicion was never proven: Peake had been at Starpike during the secret siege, and none of the alleged agents named him. Dunstonbury therefore contributes to the account of Peake’s power and reach, not to the location of the plot’s events.