The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-04

m EVEN English sovereigns
have borne the name OF Ed
III ward, since the Norman Con-
quest, and three before that event.
OF the earlier or Anglo-Saxon Ed
wards, Edward The Elder Cruled
S99-924) was the son OF Alfred the
Great and distinguished himself by
conquering from the Danes a large
part of England which at Alfred's
death still remained in their hands.
Edward the Martyr ruled 975-97S)
belongs to the decline Of Alfred's
line and was murdered at his step
mothers instigation in order to
bring her son Ethelred the Unready
(97s-1016 to the throne.
Edward the Confessor (ruled 1912
1860 was the son of the unhappy
Ethelred. His election to the throne
OF England, after the death of Har-
dicanute, marked the end OF Danish
supremacy. His greatest legacy to
his people was Westminster Abbey.
Edward 1 ruled 1272.13OO belongs
to the offshoot of the Norman line,
which we call the Plantagenet house.
He was one of the greatest rulers
that England ever produced.
Becoming king at the age OF SS,
Edward accomplished three things
Of great Importance. He united
Wales and England Q2SD. Sec
ondly. Edward helped on the de-
velopment of Parliament and Of
constitutional government by calling
the model Parliament" Of 1926, by
issuing his Confirmation Of the
charters" Q29O, and by distinctly
recognizing the principle that no
new or extraordinary taxes should
be levied without the consent Of
Parliament. OF equal Importance
was his reorganization of the laws
of England, which won for him the
name "the English Justinian," and
by the close of his reign both the
English system of law and courts
and the English constitution were
fully developed.
Edward II ruled 1307-1320 was the
unworthy son Of Edward 1. Mentally
and morally he was a degenerate.
He was a coward in battle, and in
spite Of his fathers careful train
ing had no aptitude for business.
Things grew so bad that in the end
Edward was forced to give up the
throne, and Parliament's control
over the throne was thus strength
ened.
Edward III truled 1327-1377) was
only Is when his father was over
thrown and he himself made king. In
1880 he seized the INSCRIPTIONS
Mortimer and put him to death, and
sent away his unworthy mother.
With this act he became the real
ruler Of England.
Edward III proved himself a
chivalrous knight rather than a
great king.
Edward w ruled 1461-14S3) the
first Of the Yorkist kings, grew up
in the midst Of the struggles be-
tween the two great houses OF York
and Lancaster which produced the
Wars Of the Roses.
Edward triumphed over the Ian
castrian Henry vi and secured the
throne largely through the support
of his powerful cousin, Earl of War
wick. later called the "Kingmaker."
Edward showed considerable abil-
ity as a ruler and was popular until
his end. He won back for the king
ship much of the absolute power
lost to Parliament by the Lancas-
TRAN kings who had preceded him,
and did much to restore the coun-
try to a settled condition.
Edward V was the son of Edward
w. and was nominally king from
April to June, 1888. His cruel uncle,
Richard of Gloucester, managed to
get himself appointed protector Of
the kingdom and soon the little king
and his young brother were shut
up in the Tower of London and dis
appeared.
Edward VI Qxing, 1547-155S) be-
longed to tho house Of Tudor, which
came to the throne on the fall of
Richard III, in 14S5. He became
king at the age of 10 years. Under
Edward VI the English Church,
which his father had merely sepa-
rated from obedience to the pope.
made great strides toward Protes-
tantism.
Edward VII (ruIed 1so1-1W was
kept from all part in the actual