d been welded together into a
nation, and in their new king Edward they found a leader who would not
only prove a wise and thoughtful ruler, but who was every inch an
Englishman.

_Genealogy of John's Sons and Grandsons._

JOHN, 1199-1216
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HENRY III. = Eleanor of Richard, Eleanor = Simon de
1216-1272 | Provence Earl of Cornwall Montfort
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EDWARD I. Edmund, titular King of Sicily
1272-1307

CHAPTER XIV.

EDWARD I. AND EDWARD II.

EDWARD I., =1272--1307.= EDWARD II., =1307--1327.=

LEADING DATES

Accession of Edward I. 1272
Death of Alexander III. 1285
The Award of Norham 1292
The Model Parliament 1295
The First Conquest of Scotland 1296
Confirmatio Cartarum 1297
Completion of the Second Conquest of Scotland 1304
The Incorporation of Scotland with England 1305
The Third Conquest of Scotland 1306
Accession of Edward II. 1307
Execution of Gaveston 1312
Battle of Bannockburn 1314
Execution of Lancaster 1322
Deposition of Edward II. 1327

[Illustration: Great Seal of Edward I.]

1. =The First Years of Edward I. 1272--1279.=--Edward I., though he
inherited the crown in =1272=, did not return to England till =1274=,
being able to move in a leisurely fashion across Europe without fear
of disturbances at home. He fully accepted those articles of John's
Great Charter which had been set aside at the beginning of the reign
of Henry III., and which required that the king should only take
scutages and aids with the consent of the Great Council or Parliament.
The further requirement of the barons that they should name the
ministers of the crown, was allowed