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Edward I of England
Edward I, also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king. Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly referred to as the Lord Edward.
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politics · King of England from 1272 to 1307 · monarch · politician · also Edward I of England, Edward I, Edward Longshanks, Hammer of the Scots, Edward I Longshanks, England
Born 17 June 1239 · Died 7 July 1307 · Q57798
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2026· 4 entries
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2014· 1 entry
Andrew Spencer and Caroline Burt reassessed Edward's reign from an English constitutional perspective, asserting that he had a personal role in reform and a moral purpose in his leadership
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2008· 1 entry
Drawing out more of the detail of Edward's personality, and generally taking a harsher view of his weaknesses and less pleasant characteristics, pointing out that modern analysts of Edward's reign denounce the King for h
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1992· 1 entry
Colin Richmond expressed dismay that Edward had not received a wider re-evaluation
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1988· 2 entries
Michael Prestwich produced an authoritative biography of the King, focusing on his political career, still portraying him in sympathetic terms, but highlighting some of the consequences of his failed policies
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Attempted to judge him by the standards of his time
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1947· 1 entry
And 1953, forming the standard works on Edward for several decades, were largely positive in praising the achievements of his reign, and his focus on justice and the law
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1307· 3 entries
Died 1307-07-07.
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“what touches all must be approved by all.”
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“The laws the Irish use are detestable to God, and so contrary to all law that they ought not to be deemed law.”
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1274· 1 entry
Career landmark: coronation.
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1272· 2 entries
Career landmark: Lord of Ireland (1272–1307).
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Career landmark: monarch of England (1272–1307).
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1239· 1 entry
Born 1239-06-17.
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