On This Day In Royal History . 16 November 1272 . Edward I accession . ◼ On 16 November 1272, the day that his father King Henry III died, Edward was fighting in the crusades. . ◼ It was not until 24 September the following year that Edward left Acre. Arriving in Sicily, he was met with the news that his father had died. Edward was deeply saddened by this news, but rather than hurrying home at once, he made a leisurely journey northwards. This was partly due to his health being poor, but also due to a lack of urgency. . ◼ The political situation in England was stable after the mid-century upheavals, & Edward was proclaimed king at his father’s death, rather than at his own coronation, as had until then been customary. . ◼ In Edward’s absence, the country was governed by a royal council, led by Robert Burnell. . ◼ The new king embarked on an overland journey through Italy & France, where among other things he visited the pope in Rome & suppressed a rebellion in Gascony. Only on 2 August 1274 did he return to England, & was crowned on 19 August. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1272 #Accession #EdwardI #EdwardIofEngland #historyfacts #KingEdwardI #KingofEngland #History #HouseofPlantagenet #Plantagenet #Plantagenets #EdwardLongshanks #EnglishMonarchy #otd #OnThisDay #Medieval #MedievalHistory #medievalart #medievaltimes #royalfamily #theking #BritishMonarchy #D16Nov https://www.instagram.com/p/CHqrNZADUaD/?igshid=1e44l86b8k3fc
















