Edward I returned from the Crusades in 1274, two years after his accession as King of England, and found that land had become a commodity, and that many of his subjects had become dispossessed and were in danger of destitution.
Cando Eduardo I volveu das Cruzadas en 1274, dous anos despois do seu ascenso ao trono de Inglaterra, descubriu que a terra se convertera nunha mercadoría, e que moitos dos seus súbditos quedaran desposuídos dela e estaban en perigo de miseria.