"A prince unequalled by any who had reigned in England since the Conqueror for prudence, valour and success."

"The laws the Irish use are detestable to God, and so contrary to all law that they ought not to be deemed law."

"Terra Walliae cum incolis suis, prius regi jure feodali subjecta."

"When you get rid of a turd, you do a good job."

"Perhaps he will be rightly called a leopard. If we divide the name it becomes lion and pard; lion, because we saw tha…"

"Edwardus Primus Scotorum Malleus hic est, 1308. Pactum Serva"

"Here is Edward the First, Hammer of the Scots, 1308. Keep the Vow."

"With the single exception of the accession of Elizabeth, no such fortunate event ever occurred in English history as …"

"In his own time, and amongst his own subjects, Edward was the object of almost boundless admiration. He was in the tr…"

"A strange tenderness and sensitiveness to affection lay in fact beneath the stern imperiousness of his outer bearing.…"