Edward IEdward I--one of the outstanding monarchs of the English Middle Ages--pioneered legal and parliamentary change in England, conquered Wales, and came close to conquering Scotland. A major player in European diplomacy and war, he acted as peacemaker during the 1280s but became involved in a bitter war with Philip IV a decade later. This book is the definitive account of a remarkable king and his long and significant reign. Widely praised when it was first published in 1988, it is now reissued with a new introduction and updated bibliographic guide. Praise for the earlier edition: "A masterly achievement. . . . A work of enduring value and one certain to remain the standard life for many years."--Times Literary Supplement "A fine book: learned, judicious, carefully thought out and skillfully presented. It is as near comprehensive as any single volume could be."--History Today "To have died more revered than any other English monarch was an outstanding achievement; and it is worthily commemorated by this outstanding addition to the . . . corpus of royal biographies."--Times Education Supplement |
Contents
The Green Tree 123958 | 3 |
The Leopard 125870 | 24 |
The Crusader | 66 |
The King in his Prime | 87 |
Coronation and Consolidation | 89 |
The King and his family | 108 |
The Royal Household | 134 |
The Conquest of Wales | 170 |
The Later Years | 337 |
Before the Storm 128994 | 339 |
The Great Cause 12912 | 356 |
The War with France 12948 | 376 |
The Years of Crisis 12948 | 401 |
Council and Parliament | 436 |
The Scottish Wars 12961307 | 469 |
The Last Years 12981307 | 517 |
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