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The Great and Terrible King. Edward I: How Britain Was Forged

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The Great and Terrible King. Edward I: How Britain Was Forged
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No English king had a greater impact on the peoples of Britain than Edward I. Conquests of unprecedented scale and the creation of the Model Parliament, the Crusade and the conquest of Scotland, the conquest of Wales and the construction of a magnificent chain of castles, and his involvement in European conflicts where continent-spanning family ties were torn for political gain. Edward raised the greatest armies of the Middle Ages and convened the greatest parliaments. After the loss of his wife, he erected the Eleanor Crosses—the most magnificent funerary monuments ever erected in memory of an English monarch.

The author analyzes the forces that drove Edward: his character, his faith, and his vision of England's destiny (formed largely by tales of King Arthur). He traces the history of the drive and concessions that enabled him to raise funds and build a support force to achieve his ambitious goals.

Mark Morris is a historian, journalist, broadcaster, and medieval scholar. The author of a number of books that have become national bestsellers.
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