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Reginald Francis Treharne
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LOCATION: Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Professor of History, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, University of Wales, 1930–67. Author of The Baronial Plan of Reform, 1258–1263 and others.
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Edward I was the son of Henry III and king of England in 1272–1307, during a period of rising national consciousness. He strengthened the crown and Parliament against the old feudal nobility. He subdued Wales, destroying its autonomy; and he sought (unsuccessfully) the conquest of Scotland. His…
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