Edward I
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Crusades, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: British History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: Although most highly regarded in his own time as a crusader, conqueror of Wales, and Hammer of the stubborn Scots, Edward’s more modern historians admire him principally as lawmaker and lawgiver, the monarch who brought Parliament into partnership in the governance of England.
Early Life
Edward I succeeded his father, Henry III, as King of England while on Crusade in the Holy Land, following a tempestuous youthful career in the conflicts between Henry and his rebellious barons, the latter led by Simon de Montfort. Edward, one of the...
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