Edward I (1239–1307), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine

by Michael Prestwich

  • Childhood and youth, 1239–1258
  • The baronial reform movement, 1258–1264
  • The civil war, 1264–1267
  • The settlement of England, 1267–1270
  • Edward on crusade, 1270–1274
  • Crusading and diplomacy, 1274–1291
  • The government of England, 1274–1290
  • The church and the bench
  • The conquest of Wales, 1274–1284
  • The consolidation of English rule in Wales, 1284–1295
  • Fiscal reform, 1275–1289
  • Financial problems and taxation, 1290–1307
  • Gascony
  • The French war, 1293–1303, and marriage to Margaret of France
  • The Great Cause and the Scottish revolt, 1286–1297
  • Victory and settlement in Scotland, 1298–1305
  • The revival of Scottish resistance, 1305–1307
  • The king and the magnates: manipulating inheritances
  • Quo warranto and the Welsh marchers
  • Threats and rewards
  • The crisis of 1297
  • Reform and recovery, 1298–1307
  • Physique and character
  • Reputation and achievement
  • Death

References

See also

Themes

  • Cinque Ports in the Oxford DNB
  • Monarchs of England
  • Portraiture in the Oxford DNB
  • Lord Edward's crusade
  • Scotland
  • Consorts of the monarchs of England

Other online resources

  • Bibliography of British and Irish history
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • National Register of Archives

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