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Edward the First

Edward the First

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Number of Chapters: 19

Length: 08 hours and 06 minutes

Language: English

Edward I of England (1239-1307) will always be remembered as the "Hammer of the Scots" who condemned William Wallace (Braveheart) to a traitor's death in 1297. But Edward was one of England's greatest statesman-kings. In this short biography the British historian, Thomas Frederick Tout writes of Edward that he was "a man of unusual and commanding height," lean and powerful, who, despite a slight stammer, was able to "speak with a simple and natural eloquence that often moved his susceptible auditors to tears." Edward conquered Wales, reformed the legal and judicial systems of England, curbed the power of the church, and through conquest and diplomacy managed to subdue the ambitions of the wily French King, Philip the Fair.

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Ch. 1: Early Years--1239-1258, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 1: Early Years--1239-1258, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 2: Edward and the Baron's Wars--1258-1267, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 2: Edward and the Baron's Wars--1258-1267, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 3: Edward as a Crusader--1268-1272 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 4: The King and his Work, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 4: The King and his Work, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 5: Edward's Continental Policy--1272-1289, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 5: Edward's Continental Policy--1272-1289, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 6: The Conquest and Settlement of the Principality of Wales--1274-1301 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 7: Edward's Legislation--1275-1290 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 8: Edward and the Three Estates--The Development of the Parliamentary System (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 9: Edward and the Church--1272-1294 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 10: The Scottish Overlordship--1286-1292 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 11: The Years of Crisis--1293-1297, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 11: The Years of Crisis--1293-1297, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 12: The Conquest of Scotland--1297-1305, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 12: The Conquest of Scotland--1297-1305, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 13: The End of the Reign--1305-1307 (Pamela Nagami)
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