According to Barbara Tuchman, the funeral of a ruler with this name was "the greatest assemblage of royalty and rank ever gathered," an anecdote that opens The Guns of August. A ruler with this name faced a rebellion from Roger Mortimer in the Despenser War. Another ruler with this name, as a prince, won the Battle of Evesh
According to Barbara Tuchman, the funeral of a ruler with this name was "the greatest assemblage of royalty and rank ever gathered," an anecdote that opens The Guns of August. A ruler with this name faced a rebellion from Roger Mortimer in the Despenser War. Another ruler with this name, as a prince, won the Battle of Evesham and as king, passed the Edict of (*) Expulsion that cast out all Jews from England, an edict not reversed until 1657. The first numbered ruler with this name won the Battle of Falkirk against William Wallace in the first war of Scottish Independence. This was also the name of Henry VIII's male heir. For 10 points, give this royal name of eight English kings, as well as an earlier one known as the Confessor.
According to Barbara Tuchman, the funeral of a ruler with this name was "the greatest assemblage of royalty and rank ever gathered," an anecdote that opens The Guns of August.