King Edward 1
King Edward 1
Edward 1 was a great king of England , Edward Longsharks was born in June 17, 1239 at Westminster , Middlesex ,England and he died in July 7 1307, Burgh by Sands near Carlisle, Cumberland . He was the elder son of Henry III . He was also Eleanor of Provence and king of England in 1272 till 1307 . In 1254 he was given the duchy of Gascony . the channel Islands . the french Oleron .October 1254 King Edward marry with Eleanor , Half sister of Alfonso X of Leon and Castile ,they both marry in Las Huelgas , Spain. They both traveled to Bordeaux to organize his scattered appanage. He now had his own household and officials , chancery and seal with a treasury at Bristol Castle . In November 1255 Edward I returned to England and attacked Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, , The Prince of Gwyned to whom his Welsh subjects had appealed for support when Edward attempted to introduce English administrative units in his Welsh lands. Edward, receiving no help from either Henry or the marcher lords, was defeated ignominiously and his arrogant lawlessness and his close association with his greedy Poitevin uncles, who had accompanied his mother from France, increased Edward’s unpopularity among the English. But after the Poitevins were expelled, Edward fell under the influence of Simon de Montfort, his uncle by marriage, with whom he made a formal pact. Montfort was the leader of a baronial clique that was attempting to curb the misgovernment of henry.on 1258 Edward reluctartly accepted the Provisions of Oxford , which gave effective government to the expense of the king . On the other hand, he intervened dramatically to support the radical Provisions of Westminster in october. On May 1271 to September 1272, winning fame by his energy and courage and narrowly escaping death by assassination but achieving no useful results. On his way home he learned in Sicily of Henry III’s death on November 16, 1272.
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