{"product_id":"a-great-and-terrible-king-edward-i-and-the-forging-of-britain","title":"A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain","description":"The first major biography of a truly formidable king, whose reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale.\n\nEdward I is familiar to millions as \"Longshanks,\" conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace (in \"Braveheart\"). Yet that story forms only the final chapter of the king's action-packed life. Earlier, Edward had defeated and killed Simon de Montfort in battle; traveled to the Holy Land; conquered Wales, extinguishing its native rulers and constructing a magnificent chain of castles. He raised the greatest armies of the Middle Ages and summoned the largest parliaments; notoriously, he expelled all the Jews from his kingdom. The longest-lived of England's medieval kings, Edward fathered fifteen children with his first wife, Eleanor of Castile and, after her death, erected the Eleanor Crosses—the grandest funeral monuments ever fashioned for an English monarch.\n\nIn this book, Marc Morris examines afresh the forces that drove Edward throughout his relentless career: his character, his Christian faith, and his sense of England's destiny—a sense shaped largely by the tales of the legendary King Arthur. Morris also explores the competing reasons that led Edward's opponents (including Robert Bruce) to resist him.\n\nThe result is a sweeping story, immaculately researched yet compellingly told, and a vivid picture of medieval Britain at the moment when its future was decided.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1681771330\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.1681771330.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Morris, Marc\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in good condition. Minimal signs of wear. It May have markings or highlights, but kept to only a few pages. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46630784172229,"sku":"LFV.1681771330.G","price":9.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/1681771330-0.jpg?v=1785345660","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/a-great-and-terrible-king-edward-i-and-the-forging-of-britain","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}