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Edward 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 show more 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 show lessTags
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OK, so everyone knows Edward I as the guy who was played by Patrick (“The Prisoner”) McGoohan and who threw his son’s lover out the window in the 1995 film Braveheart. Fine. But what ELSE did he do? Prestwich leaves no stone unturned in this definitive portrayal of the life and times of this very complex individual.
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Michael Prestwich is Emeritus Professor of History at Durham University.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Edward I
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters
- Edward I, King of England; Henry of Almain; John Balliol; Anthony Bek, Bishop of Durham; Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk; Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford (show all 24); Boniface VIII, Pope (Benedetto Caetani, c. 1230 -1303); Robert Bruce, King of Scots; Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath & Wells; Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester; Dafydd ap Gruffudd; Edward II, King of England; Eleanor of Castile, Queen Consort of England; Otto de Grandson; Henry III, King of England; Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln; Walter Langton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield; Llywelyn ap Gruffudd; Simon de Montfort the Younger; Philip IV, King of France; Richard, Earl of Cornwall; William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke; John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey; Robert Winchelsey, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Important places
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK (as Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England); Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; Chester, Cheshire, England, UK (as Chester, England); Gascony, France; London, England, UK (as London, England); Westminster, London, England, UK (as Westminster, London, England) (show all 7); York, North Yorkshire, England, UK (as York, Yorkshire, England)
- Important events
- Reign of Henry III, King of England (1216-10-19 | 1272-11-16); Second Barons' War (1264 | 1267); Battle of Lewes (1264-05-14); Reign of Edward I, King of England (1272-11-17 | 1307-07-07)
- Dedication
- For Robin, Chris and Kate
- First words
- Foreword to the Yale Edition -- The difficulties of writing a biography of a medieval ruler are many, and I faced some particular problems in the case of Edward I.
Preface to the First Edition -- In 1968, I decided not to write this book. The subject, Edward I, seemed altogether too large, and a book which concentrated on some aspects of his complex reign was, at that stave, a more attr... (show all)active alternative. - Original language
- English
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 942.03 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales England Plantagenet 1154-1399
- LCC
- DA229 .P72 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History By period Early and medieval to 1485 1154-1485. Angevins. Plantagenets.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 5
