A great and terrible king Edward I and the forging of Britain

Edward I is familiar to millions as "Longshanks," conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace (in "Braveheart"). Yet this story forms only the final chapter of the king's action-packed life. Earlier, Edward had defeated and killed the famous Simon de Montfort in battle; travelled to the...

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Main Author: Morris, Marc, 1973-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2015.
Edition:First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
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300 |a xvi, 462 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  |b illustrations (some color), maps ;  |c 24 cm 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (page 421-434) and index. 
505 0 |a A saint in name -- The family feud -- Civil peace and holy war -- The return of the king -- The disobedient prince -- Arthur's crown -- Peaceful endeavours -- The great cause -- The struggle for mastery -- Uniting the kingdom? -- A lasting vengeance -- A great and terrible king. 
520 |a Edward I is familiar to millions as "Longshanks," conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace (in "Braveheart"). Yet this story forms only the final chapter of the king's action-packed life. Earlier, Edward had defeated and killed the famous Simon de Montfort in battle; travelled to the Holy Land on crusade; conquered Wales, extinguishing forever its native rulers and constructing a magnificent chain of castles. He raised the greatest armies of the Middle Ages and summoned the largest parliaments; notoriously, he expelled all the Jews from his kingdom. The longest-lived of England's medieval kings, he fathered fifteen children with his first wife, Eleanor of Castile. In this book, Marc Morris examines afresh the forces that drove Edward throughout his relentless career: his character, his Christian faith, and his sense of England's destiny--a sense shaped in particular by the tales of the legendary King Arthur. He also explores the competing reasons that led Edward's opponents (including Robert Bruce) to resist him. The result is a sweeping story and a vivid picture of medieval Britain at the moment when its future was decided. 
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