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| r.1272 -1307 | The reign of Edward: November 20 1272 – July 7, 1307
He was the son of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence |
| 1239 | King Edward I was born on 17 June 1239 at Westminster |
| 1254 | October: Edward married: Eleanor of Castile (1241–1290) their surviving children were Joan of Acre, Alphonso, Earl of Chester, Edward (later King Edward II), |
| 1256 | 1256 Welsh revolt: Llewelyn ap Gruffydd declared himself ruler of North Wales and rebelled against English control. |
| 1257 | Edward and his father King Henry III quash the Welsh rebellion |
| 1264 - 1265 | The Second Barons War the leading royalist was Prince Edward Longshanks (later Edward I of England) who was opposed by barons led by Simon de Montfort |
| 1264 | Battle of Lewes May 14: Henry was defeated and taken prisoner by Simon de Montfort's army. Prince Edward escaped and continued the fight |
| 1270 | The Eighth Crusade: The 8th Crusade led by Louis IX |
| 1271 - 1272 | The Ninth Crusade led by Edward. Prince Edward and his wife Eleanor leave for the Holy Land |
| 1272 | King Henry III died on 16 November 1272 at Westminster in London. He was buried in Westminster Abbey |
| 1274 | The coronation of Edward I was on August 19, 1274 |
| 1278 | Edward commissioned the building of four major castles in Wales - Flint, Rhuddlan, Builth and Aberystwyth |
| 1282 | Edward commissioned the building of Caernarfon, Conwy, Harlech and Beaumaris castles in Wales as part of his strategy to dominate the Welsh |
| 1284 | The Statute of Rhuddlan: Wales became incorporated into England |
| 1290 | Queen Eleanor died and King Edward was distraught. He erected the Eleanor crosses, one at each place where her funeral cortege stopped for the night |
| 1292 | John Balliol was crowned King of Scotland at Scone |
| 1296 | April 1296: Balliol formally renounced his homage to Edward. Edward retaliated by invading and sacking Berwick. . The Battle of Dunbar followed and Edinburgh Castle was captured. |
| 1296 | John de Balliol, King of Scots abdicated on 10th July 1296 and spent the rest of his life in exile |
| 1296 | Stone of Scone: King Edward had the sacred Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny, removed to London and placed in the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey |
| 1296 | The Scottish Rebellion and William Wallace ( now known as Braveheart ) led the Scots. |
| 1298 | The Battle of Falkirk : William Wallace was defeated by King Edward. Wallace escaped but was later captured |
| 1299 | September: King Edward married Marguerite of France (1282–1317), the daughter of King Philippe III of France (Phillip the Bold) and Maria of Brabant, their surviving children were Thomas, Earl of Norfolk and Edmund, Earl of Kent |
| 1305 | William Wallace was tried and executed in London. The Scots were still not subdued |
| 1306 | Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) rebelled and was crowned king of Scotland. King Edward was desperate to punish the Scots and led another army to Scotland. He died in en-route. |
| 1307 | King Edward I died on July 7, 1307 at Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England. He was buried at Westminster Abbey |
| 1307 | King Edward I was succeeded by his son Edward who became King Edward II |
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