Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-01-30

First of the Edwards is differen-
tiated from the rest by the appella-
tion Of Edward the Elder" He
was the son of Alfred the Great and
ruled in AngloSaxon times from
901 to 921. He subdued England
as far north as the Humber river
and was recognized as overload by
the other kings of the island.
Edward the Martyr was the sec
ond of England's Edwards. He
was II years old when he succeed
ed his father, Edgar, in 975, and
three years later he was assassinat-
ed supposedly at the instigation Of
his stepmother who favored the sue
cession of her own son, Ethelred,
five years younger than Edward
Third of the Edwards was Ed
ward the Confessor who came to
the throne after a period of Danish
i domination during which famous
old King Canute had ruled. Ed
ward the Confessor led an ascetic
life filled more with holy works
than with wise ruling. 1t was he
who built Westminster Abbey and
it was during his reign that the
Norman party at court gained as
! cendancy over the Anglo-Saxons. It
J was only a few months after his
J death, in 1866, that William of
: Normandy conquered England.
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: after the Norman conquest as one
5 of the Plantagenets, was one of the
| leaders in a futile crusade to the
Holy Land few years before his
: accession in 1872. 1t was during
one of Edwards wars with the
Llewellyn was slain and that Wales
was formally incorporated with
England. 1t was during Edwards s
reign that many points of procedure
e in the English courts Of justice
: were established, that representa-
: and the right Of levying taxes was
: vested in Parliament.
Next of the Edwards was Edward
II, who prior to his accession was
the first Prince of Wales, being so
designated by his father. Edward 1.
wars with Scotland that Robert
Bruce won the victory which made
him famous. In quarrel with the
mobiles, Edward was deposed by
Parliament in 1927 and a few
months later was executed.
Edward III, son of Edward II,
ruled England SO years, ascend
| ing the throne when he was only
lis. His reign was featured by the
beginning Of the Hundred Years
War with France. The English arm
les headed by Edward and his son,
the Black Prince. conquered a
great portion of France and the
prince ruled over that portion for a
number of years.
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With Edward ", the scepter of
England passed to the House of
York in 1861. He was the son of
Richard II, Duke of York, and
wrested his power from the Lam
castrians, the related line. The
early years Of Edwards reign was
featured by warning between the
factions who favored him and those
who favored Henry VI who had
been imprisoned at Edwards as
sumption 1t always has been pre-
sumed that Henry ultimately was
murdered 1t was during the reign
Of Edward " that printing was III
troduced in England
Edward V. only 3 years old at
the time of the death of his father
edward IV) was seized while en-
route to London for his coronation
and imprisoned in the Tower Of
London by his uncle, Richard, Duke
Of Gloucester. who had himself
his younger brother later were muir
dered in the Tower, presumably at
Richards direction, It is the young
king who is pictured with the other
lad in the famous painting OF
princes iii the Tower"
land was Edward VI, son of Henry
VIII and his third wife, Jane Sey-
mour, who came to the throne at
the age of 10. He died six years
later, but meanwhile gave England
a hard rule and showed his cal
lousness by condemning to death a
number of prominent mobiles. Dur
ing his reign great strides were
taken toward the establishment Of
Professionalism in England, but much
of the work was wiped out when he
was succeeded by his half-sister,
Bloody Queen Mary, a Catholic.
Edward VI restored the grammar
schools his father had suppressed,
and they are still known as Ed
wards Schools. He ruled from
1547 to 1853.
II was 350 wears before another