Edward I
By: Michael Prestwich.
Series: Yale English monarchs
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 618
ISBN-13: 9780300072099
Subjects: Edward I, King of England, 1239-1307.; Great Britain -- History -- Edward I, 1272-1307.; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Other titles: Edward the First
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [576]-595) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword to the Yale edition; title: Preface to the first edition; title: Abbreviated references; title: Note on money; title: Part 1 : The heir to the throne.; title: The green tree, 1239-58; title: The leopard, 1258-70; title: The crusader; title: Part 2 : The king in his prime.; title: Coronation and consolidation; title: The king and his family; title: The royal household; title: The conquest of Wales; title: Wales : settlement and rebellion; title: The government of England, 1278-86; title: The statutes and the law; title: The Duke of Aquitaine, 1273-94; title: Diplomacy, 1274-94; title: Part 3 : The later years.; title: Before the storm, 1289-94; title: The great cause, 1291-2; title: The war with France, 1294-8; title: The years of crisis, 1294-8; title: Council and Parliament; title: The Scottish wars, 1296-1307; title: The last years, 1298-1307; title: Epilogue