<p><b>The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England''s rulers - now in paperback<br></b><br>Edward I (1272-1307) is one of the most commanding of all English rulers. He fought in southwest France, in Wales, In Scotland and in northern France, he ruled with ruthlessness and confidence, undoing the chaotic failure of his father, Henry III''s reign. He reshaped England''s legal system and came close to bringing the whole island of Great Britain under his rule. He promoted the idea of himself as the new King Arthur, his Round Table still hanging in Winchester Castle to this day. His greatest monuments are the extraordinary castles - Caernarfon, Beaumaris, Harlech and Conwy - built to ensure his rule of Wales and some of the largest of all medieval buildings.<br><br><b>Andy King</b>''s brilliant short biography brings to life a strange, complex man whose triumphs raise all kinds of questions about the nature of kingship - how could someone who established s
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<b>The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England''s rulers - now in paperback</b><br><br>Edward III ruled England for fifty years. He was a paragon of kingship in the eyes of his contemporaries,...
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Edward the Confessor, the last great king of Anglo-Saxon England, canonized nearly 100 years after his death, is in part a figure of myths created in the late middle ages.<br><br>In this revealing portrait of England''s royal saint,...
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Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalties of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and pretty stiff; his no less grand, but much more relaxed and enjoyable. This book conveys Edward's distinct...
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