Edward I

Edward I

Often considered the greatest of the Plantagenets, Edward I was born on the evening of 17th June 1239 at Westminster Palace the first born child of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. He was named Edward in honour of his father's favourite saint, the Saxon King Edward the Confessor. Edward was a delicate child and suffered from a life threatening illness in 1246 which his devoted mother Eleanor of Provence nursed him through at Beaulieu Abbey.