Michael Prestwich has noted that most of Geoffrey le Baker's story "belongs to the world of romance rather than of history", but has also noted that Edward "very possibly" died from the insertion of a red hot iron.
Michael Prestwich notou que a maior parte da historia de Geoffrey le Baker «pertence ao mundo do romance máis que á historia», pero tamén sinalou que Eduardo «posiblemente» morreu pola inserción dun ferro incandescente.