Upon arriving in Sicily, Prince Edward was met with the news that Henry III had died on 16 November. 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 still being poor, but also due to a lack of urgency. The political situation in England was stable after the mid-century upheavals, and Edward was proclaimed king at his father's death, rather than at his own coronation, as had up until then been customary. The new king embarked on an overland journey through Italy and France, where among other things he visited Pope Gregory X in Rome (who was his personal friend and companion in Crasades) and suppressed a rebellion in Gascony. Only on 2 August 1274 did he return to England, and was crowned on 19 August.
WI there was a rebellion or an invasion while Edward I was absent? Maybe a "third Baron's War" or a "raid" by Alexander III King of the Scots (with Henry III dead and Edward I absent the Barons or Alexander would like to take advantage from it...) What happens next? Discuss...
WI there was a rebellion or an invasion while Edward I was absent? Maybe a "third Baron's War" or a "raid" by Alexander III King of the Scots (with Henry III dead and Edward I absent the Barons or Alexander would like to take advantage from it...) What happens next? Discuss...