One of the most effective English kings, Edward was also one of Scotland's greatest adversaries. Through his campaigns against Scotland he would come to be known after his death as 'Scottorum ...

Edward was born in the Palace of Westminster on 17th June 1239, the eldest child of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence, and was baptised in the Abbey. His nickname was "Longshanks", being 6 feet 2 ...

Professor Robert Bartlett: Plantagenet kings always looked to expand their territories beyond England.And Edward I was determined to spread his control across the British Isles. Wales had troubled ...