It was while returning from the Crusade that Edward learned that his father, Henry III, had died and that he was now the King of England. Ambitious and impulsive, Edward wasted no time in ...

Many of the Scottish Nobles had land in England and were used to Edward being in charge so they asked him to decide. This was Edward’s perfect chance to put his own King on the throne ...

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He joined the Third Crusade to the Holy Land but returned to England when he heard of his father's death ... two earls held up the crown as it was so heavy. After the Mass the king put on a lighter ...

In 1307, with Scotland in sight, Edward died at Burgh-on-Sands. The campaign for the conquest of Scotland passed on to his son, Edward II. The Scots were relieved to find that the brutal and effective ...