Edward the First (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): (Twelve English Statesmen Series]

Part of the Twelve English Statesmen series, this biography of Edward the First, whose reign spanned the years from 1272 to 1307, examines the king’s life and actions—including restoring royal authority after the troubled reign of Henry III, establishing parliament as a permanent institution, reforming the law through statutes, and his brutal conduct toward the Scots.