Edward INovember 1272
Death of Henry III, hears of the death of his father returning from the Holy Land
England · House / House of Plantagenet. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Death of Henry III, hears of the death of his father returning from the Holy Land
Scotland is left with an infant Queen, Margaret "Maid of Norway". Edward I can supress the Scots, sparks off Scotish Wars of Independence. Alexanders sons had predeceased him
Edward is consulted by Scottish magnates to abjudicate over the Scottish succession. Death of Margaret, Edward's great-niece, en-route to England. Causes a dispute over the Scottish succession, Edward II can no longer marry her
Death of Eleanor of Castille, Harby, Northants, from fever
Dies at Burgh-upon-the-Sands, Solway. Death of Edward I, "the hammer of the Scots"
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