Edward I, also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king. Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly referred to as the Lord Edward.

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Edward I, also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king. Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly referred to as the Lord Edward.

Notable quotes

“The laws the Irish use are detestable to God, and so contrary to all law that they ought not to be deemed law.”
— Speech (1277), quoted in Marc Morris, A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain (2009), p. 220
“Terra Walliae cum incolis suis, prius regi jure feodali subjecta.”
— The land of Wales was before subjected to the King by the feudal law.
“When you get rid of a turd, you do a good job.”
— Remark upon appointing John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey as Guardian of Scotland (1296), attributed to Edward in the Scalacronica, quoted in Michael Prestwich, Edward I (Yale University Press, 1997), p. 477