Title: Edward I /
Authors: Prestwich, Michael.
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Edward; Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography.; Great Britain History
Abstract: "Michael Prestwich's study of Edward I, first published in 1988 and now reissued with a new introduction and updated bibliographic guide, is the definitive full-length account of one of the leading monarchs of the Middle Ages." "A king who pioneered legal and parliamentary change, conquered Wales and came close to conquering Scotland, Edward I presents many contradictions. A pious man who built his reputation during the greatest chivalric adventure of the time, the Crusade, he quarrelled with his archbishops. 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."--Jacket.
Contents: The green tree, 1239-58 -- The leopard, 1258-70 -- The crusader -- Coronation and consolidation -- The king and his family -- The royal household -- The conquest of Wales -- Wales: settlement and rebellion -- The government of England, 1278-86 -- The statutes and the law -- The Duke of Aquitaine, 1273-94 -- Diplomacy, 1274-94 -- Before the storm, 1289-94 -- The great cause, 1291-2 -- The war with France, 1294-8 -- The years of crisis, 1294-8 -- Council and parliament -- The Scottish Wars, 1296-1307 -- The last years, 1298-1307.