. Medieval and modern history; an outline of its development . made the first Prince ofWales. The conquest of Scotland, which Edward later undertook,was not so easy a matter. A disputed succession there gavehim an opportunity to interfere and to reassert the over-lordship of the English kings, and when he attempted tomake his supremacy a real one, even Balliol, whom he hadmade king, turned against him. Edwards armies werevictorious in the field, but the conquest of the people wasanother matter. Wallace, whom Scotland afterward ideal-ized and turned into a national hero, made a brave defence,bu
. Medieval and modern history; an outline of its development . made the first Prince ofWales. The conquest of Scotland, which Edward later undertook,was not so easy a matter. A disputed succession there gavehim an opportunity to interfere and to reassert the over-lordship of the English kings, and when he attempted tomake his supremacy a real one, even Balliol, whom he hadmade king, turned against him. Edwards armies werevictorious in the field, but the conquest of the people wasanother matter. Wallace, whom Scotland afterward ideal-ized and turned into a national hero, made a brave defence,but one marked by all the horrors of savage warfare, andBruce, the national candidate for the throne, though for a § 136] The Greatest of the A?tgevin Kings 141 long time on the side of Edward, at last took the lead 34iff-, against the invader. At one time it seemed as if Edward ^^^^^^^^l^ had incorporated Scotland, as well as Wales, into England, the Bruce but just before his death a new insurrection of Bruces (Heroes). called him into the field. Matthew of. The Tower of London The king of the next generation, Edward IL, displayedall the weak and bad traits of the Angevin family. He lostall that his father had gained, wasted the revenues of theState, and allowed his favorites to govern as they would inhis place and to enrich themselves. In the end his wife Westminster(Bohn), II.,, 142 England [§§ 137,138 Edward II.(drama). Edward III., brilliantage. Warburton,Edward III.(Epochs) ;Ward, Lifeof Chaucer(Harper) ;Social Efigla?id, ;ChaucersPrologue(Clarendon);Ashley,Edimrd hisWars (Contempo-raries). A rapiddecline. Skeat, Piersthe Plowman(Claren-don) ; Smith,TroublousDays ofRichard II.(Contempo-raries). Henry V.,,Henry V.(Macmil-lan): Gaird-ner, Lancas-ter and York joined the opposition to him and he was forced to yield thethrone to his son, Edward III. 137. The Hundred Years War. — Nearly all the r
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