1. Edward I(1272-1307)
“the Long Shanks”

3. Born in June 1239
PARENTS
Eleanor of Provence Henry III

4. Marriage
At the age of 15 to 9-
year-old Eleanor of
Castile

5. 1265 – the battle at
Evesham against the
army of his godfather
Simon de Montfort
The result : the country
was pacified and the
royal authority was
set

6. 1271-1272 – the Crusade
to the Holy Lands
suggested by the
French king Louis IX
The result: the relief of
Acre and Nazareth

7. 1272 –came succeeded
the throne
1274 – was crowned in
Westminster Abbey

8. 1284 – Wales was brought into the English
legal framework and the shire system was
extended after Llewellyn’s death.

9. 1301 – the title of Prince of Wales was
instituted by Edward I ( he invested his
eldest son Edward)

10. 1301 – the title of Prince of Wales was
instituted by Edward I ( he invested his
eldest son Edward)