Edward I “Longshanks”,
1272-1307
- able ruler, great lawmaker, the
“English Justinian” - 1276-1284, war with Wales, conquering it, and he made his heir the Prince
of Wales - 1285-1307, war with Scotland, defeating and capturing William Wallace
[”Braveheart”]
- 1293-1303, war with France - 1295,
he expelled the Jews from England (and took all their money and possessions) - 1297, "Confirmation of Charters”, he renewed the Magna Charta along with a provision
that no tax would be imposed England without the approval of a parliament
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