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Edward I

by Michael Prestwich

Book 19 in the English Monarchs series.

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Michael Prestwich presents Edward I as a commanding medieval ruler whose reign combined institutional innovation with relentless warfare. The biography follows his crusading experience, accession and programme of legal and administrative reform, including statutes that reshaped landholding, royal justice and relations with Parliament.

Edward’s conquest of Wales, intervention in Scotland and conflicts with France and the English political community receive detailed treatment. Prestwich balances military achievement against the financial and coercive costs of policy, explaining why Edward was revered by many contemporaries while leaving his successor a kingdom burdened by unfinished wars.

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