Edward I

Question 1

Reign of Edward I

Answer 1

1272 - 1307

Question 2

When did Edward leave for crusade and leave his kingdom to advisors

Answer 2

1269 - 1274

Question 3

How did Edward try to revive royal rights?

Answer 3

Statues such as Westminster, Quo Warranto and Mortmain

Quia Emportores and De Donis

Question 4

Why did Edward try to conquer Wales

Answer 4

• Wanted to bring nobility together through a common enterprise
• The idea that the king had rights over Scotland, Ireland and Wales
• Created solidarity between him and his nobles
• Rewards were not over generous (large lands to Lincoln and Warwick) (forget about Hereford and Gloucester)

Question 5

1290s: What monumental castle building happened during Edwards’s reign?

Answer 5

Aberystwyth, Conway, Holt

Question 6

1290s: What did Edward do to fulfil his role as the arbiter of Europe?

Answer 6

• Worked out a peace treaty between Charles of Anjou and Peter of Aragon, regarding control over Sicily
• Also helped issues between the battling rulers of Brabant, Guelders, and Holland

Question 7

When was Gascony confiscated by Philip IV?

Answer 7

1294

Question 8

Why did Wales revolt in 1294?

Answer 8

• They were not impressed with restrictions and having to pay for the monumental castle building

Question 9

Why did Scotland revolt in 1296?

Answer 9

• After the abdication of John Balliol

Question 10

What was the total war expenditure from 1294 - 1298?

Answer 10

£750,000

Question 11

Why did the foreign problems of 1290 create initial support for Edward?

Answer 11

• There were many memories of Welsh victories, and England’s rights in Scotland and France
• Edward was granted taxes by parliament for three years in a row

Question 12

What was the crisis with the Church 1297 - 98?

Answer 12

• Edward taxed their assessed income and attempted to seize their wealth
• Boniface VIII forbade the clergy to pay any more taxes to the king
• This was done through the papal bull Clericis Laicos, which meant taxes couldn’t be paid without papal consent
• Edward outlawed the clergy, and they would only be brought back if they paid a fine equal to the sums they owed
• In July 1297 they made peace
• August 1297 clergy agreed that such levels couldn’t be taken without papal consent
• Edward placed a new tax on the clergy

Question 13

Why did Edward’s nobles refuse to serve with him in 1297?

Answer 13

• If they had £20 lands p.a then they had to show

- Norfolk and Bohun refused to fight as they felt there was a lack of feudal summons

Question 14

What happened after the parliament of July 1297?

Answer 14

• Refused to call parliament but placed a tax without the whole consent of parliament
• Norfolk and Hereford appeared at the exchequer and forbade the tax
• Divide between the king and the higher nobility

Question 15

What were the Charters if 1297?

Answer 15

• The king promised there would be no further taxation

- The document did patch up relations between the king and his nobles

Question 16

Where did Edward go for taxes?

Answer 16

Instead of going to the commons, he relied on the Italian banks and tradesmen
- He ran the country on debt

Question 17

What was the amount of debt he left?

Answer 17

£200,000