Born ‎ Jun 17, 1239 at Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England, died ‎ Jul 7, 1307 at Burgh-on-the-Sands, near Carlisle, Cumberland, England‎, 68 years, buried ‎ at Acceded: 19 Aug 1274, Westminster Abbey, London, England., ‎1st marriage to: Eleanora de Castile Cts de Ponthieu, ‎2nd marriage to: ? ?
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Cause of Death: Dysentery.
Custom Field:<_FA> Reigned 1272-1307.@S006152@@S005 864@line 1 pp 1-4@S005967@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
Custom Field:<_FA> Subdued Wales on w hich he imposed the English system of administration.@S006152@@S005967@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
Custom Field:<_FA> Died w hile on his way to fight Robert the Bruce.@S006152@@S005967@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
Custom Field:<_FA Had William Wallace, Scottish patriot, killed (ac c. to legend).@S005967@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
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REF : British Monarchy Official Website: Edward I (1272-1307), who
succeeded his father, was an able administrator and law maker. He
re-established royal powe r, investigating many of the abuses resulting
from weak royal government
and issuing new laws. Edward was an effective soldier, gaining experience
from g oing on crusade to Egypt and Syria before he became king. In 1276
Edward invad ed Wales where Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales, had
built up considerab le power. In a series of campaigns Edward gained
control of Wales, building s trong castles to secure his conquests.
Llewelyn was killed
and in 1284, the Statute of Wales brought Wales under Edward's rule. In
1301, he created his e ldest son, Edward, the first English Prince of
Wales. Wanting to unite the co untry behind him and to raise money for all
these campaigns, in 1295 the king called what became known as the 'Model
Parliament'. To this he summoned not only the aristocracy and the
prelates, but also the knights of
the shires, b urgesses from the towns and junior clergy, thus creating a
Parliament in appr oximately its modern form. From this date onwards, this
system of representati on became the norm. In 1296 Edward invaded
Scotland, successfully seizing the king of Scots and the Stone of Scone.
However, a guerrilla war broke out and William Wallace, the Scottish
leader, defeated the English at Stirling Bridg e. Wallace was finally
captured and executed in 1305. Edward died in 1307, wh en he was about to
start another campaign against the
Scots. In 1314 Robert the Bruce, who had become king of Scots in 1306,
defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn.
REF: Sharon Kay Penman "Falls the Shadow": He was on f airly friendly &
respectful terms with his uncle, Simon de Montfort, and even initially
supported Simon's calls for honoring the Oxford Provisions. But, after
Richard of Cornwall's mediation in the dispute between Edward & his
f ather Henry, Simon had his final break with de Montort in April 1260. In
late June 1260, Edward, attempting to alleviate Henry's money crisis, by
subterfu ge under cover of darkness requested admittance into the New
Temple of the Kn ights Templar in London & robbed the treasuries of the
city guilds. In June 1263 Prince Edward's foreign Flemish troops burned
Bristol; the populace rose up & besieged him & his army in the castle.
The Bishop of Worcester, Walter de Cantelou placated the townsfolk by
taking Edward's pladge to make peace wi th de Montfort & the barons
(Edward had no intention of honoring his pledge). March 1264 Simon's sons
Henry & Bran de Montfort trap Prince Edward at Glouc ester Castle, but
Edward solemnly avows to Henry (they were extremely close, growing up
together) that if Henry grants him a truce he will work with King Henry &
Richard of Cornwall to arrange a truce & avoid war. Henry de Montfor t
was in command, & believed him. Edward was lying through his teeth. As
s oon as Henry & Bran de Montfort's army were out o