Great and Terrible King, A – Edward I and the Forging of Britain

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This is the first major biography for a generation of King Edward I. He is familiar to millions as ‘Longshanks’, conqueror of Wales and Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace (‘Braveheart’). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest.