Medieval Kings and Queens

Kings and queens have ruled Britain since the Romans. Some were very successful, powerful warriors in their own right, expanding their kingdom and governing their subjects with authority. But others were quite the opposite!

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King Edward I the Ruthless Warrior King

King Edward I was born in Westminster on 17 June 1239, and was the eldest son of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. He was named after his father's favourite saint, King Edward the Confessor, a saxon name which was not often given to aristocracy after the Norman conquest.

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King Henry III the Longest Reign in Medieval England

King Henry III was born in Winchester Castle on 1 October 1207, the eldest son of King John and Isabella of Angouleme. At the tender age of nine, his tyrannical father John died, and Henry of Winchester became King Henry III of England.