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Longshanks and by
In the 13th century, after several years of political unrest, Scotland is invaded and conquered by King Edward I of England ( known as " Longshanks ") ( McGoohan ).
Young William Wallace witnesses the treachery of Longshanks, survives the death of his father and brother, and is taken abroad by his uncle where he is educated.
Wallace refuses the bribe sent with Isabella by Longshanks, but after meeting him in person, Isabella becomes enamored with him.
As he charges toward the departing Longshanks on horseback, Wallace is intercepted by one of the king's lancers, who turns out to be Robert the Bruce.
Following a tryst with Wallace, Isabella exacts revenge on the now terminally ill Longshanks by telling him she is pregnant with Wallace's child, intent on ending Longshank's line and ruling in his son's place.
The English King Edward Longshanks himself was seriously wounded within an inch of his life by the blade of a hashashin outside the walls of Jerusalem.
With the conquest of Wales by King Edward I Longshanks life became more peaceful in this Marcher town.
* Braveheart ; ius primae noctis is invoked by Edward Longshanks ( Edward I of England ) in an attempt to breed the Scots out, although historically inaccurate for this was never invoked by the English in Scotland, at any point in history.
He was most recognised by a later generation of fans as the Machiavellian King Edward I " Longshanks " from the Oscar-winning Braveheart ( 1995 ), and as Judge Omar Noose in A Time to Kill ( 1996 ).
The 13th century re-design was commissioned by Edward I Longshanks as a strategic part of his ' Ring of Steel ' oppression against the Welsh.
After the deaths of his father and older brother Henry de Montfort at the Battle of Evesham in 1265 ( by men under the command of then Prince Edward, later Edward I, aka Edward Longshanks ), Amaury fled to France with his mother, younger sister, and surviving brothers.

Longshanks and rebellion
Edward Longshanks ' conquest of Wales with his Welsh allies had been short lived, the armed Welsh were in permanent rebellion and Wales was in turmoil throughout the 14th century.

Longshanks and son
He also acted as the King's counsellor and was one of the nine godfathers of Henry's eldest son, Prince Edward, who would inherit the throne and become Edward I (" Longshanks ")
At a young age he made a good impression on King Edward I " Longshanks ", and was assigned to the household of the King's son, Edward of Carnarvon.
In the following years, those supporting de Montfort, including his circle of Franciscan advisors centered on Adam Marsh, and those loyal to the king grew more and more polarised ; Henry obtained a papal bull in 1261 exempting him from his oath, and both sides began to raise armies, the Royalists under Edward Longshanks, Henry's eldest son.

Longshanks and Edward
* March 10 – Wardrobe accounts of King Edward I of England ( aka Edward Longshanks ) include a reference to a game called creag being played at the town of Newenden in Kent.
Edward I ( 17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 ), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots ( from Latin: Malleus Scotorum ), was King of England from 1272 to 1307.
Edward I was a tall man for his era, hence the nickname " Longshanks ".
The epithet under which Edward I is best known is probably " Longshanks " meaning " long legs " or " long shins " in reference to his tall stature.
After the Crusade, the aged troubadour Peire Cardenal wrote a song, Totz lo mons es vestitiz et abrazatz, encouraging Louis ' heir, Philip III, to go to the Holy Land to aid Edward Longshanks.
* Edward I of England ( 1239 – 1307 ), called Longshanks ; conqueror of Wales
Fifth-billed after the remaining first-tier stars Orson Welles, Cécile Aubry and Jack Hawkins, Rennie was specifically cast as 13th century King Edward I, whose 6 ' 2 " ( 1. 88 m ) frame gave origin to his historical nickname, " Longshanks ".
* Edward I Longshanks ( 1272 – 1307 ), also King of England.
* John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare ( 1250 – 1316 ), already 4th Lord of Offaly, was rewarded for serving Edward Longshanks, King of England in Scotland
* Edward I of England, also known as Longshanks, possibly camped in Irvine.
He was featured in David Cronenberg's Scanners ( 1981 ), and played King Edward I aka Longshanks in Mel Gibson's Braveheart ( 1995 ).

Longshanks and Wallace
Leading the English army himself, Longshanks confronts the Scots at the Battle of Falkirk where noblemen Lochlan and Mornay betray Wallace.
King Edward I ( Longshanks ) stayed at the castle on his way to meet Sir William Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk.

Longshanks and her
Years later, Longshanks grants his noblemen land and privileges in Scotland, including Primae Noctis, the right of the lord to take a newly married Scottish woman into his bed on her wedding night.

Longshanks and on
There were still Louels in Scotland on the Scottish Marches in the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh when Edward Longshanks, King of England, ordered the nobility and gentry in Scotland to swear an oath of allegiance to him in the Ragman Roll in 1291.

Longshanks and .
Meanwhile, Longshanks prepares an army to invade Scotland.
In November 1282 the Archbishop of Canterbury John Peckham came to North Wales to mediate between Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Edward Longshanks.
Joan was a granddaughter of Edward I of England, " Longshanks ", and Eleanor of Castile.
Her wolf-friends have included Trollhammer, Squirrel-Bane, and Longshanks.

worried and by
His mother, who had seen little of him for four years, appeared worried about his sailing off by himself for an Orient which, she herself having slight knowledge of it, had to be distrusted.
Alessandri appealed to those who believed the social question should be addressed, to those worried by the decline in nitrate exports during World War I, and to those weary of presidents dominated by Congress.
Latour notes that such social criticism has been appropriated by those he describes as conspiracy theorists, including global warming skeptics and the 9 / 11 Truth movement: “ Maybe I am taking conspiracy theories too seriously, but I am worried to detect, in those mad mixtures of knee-jerk disbelief, punctilious demands for proofs, and free use of powerful explanation from the social neverland, many of the weapons of social critique .” ( p. 230 )
The second wave from Britain and Ireland was encouraged to settle in Canada after the War of 1812 by the governors of Canada, who were worried about anti-English sentiment among its citizens.
The Afghan ruler was worried about the southward encroachment of Russia, which by 1873 had taken over the lands of the khan, or ruler, of Khiva.
Madero, worried that Porfirio Díaz would not willingly relinquish office, warned his supporters of the possibility of electoral fraud and proclaimed that " Force shall be met by force!
Friends were worried about his finances, but by now he was comparatively well-off.
As the only country performer to participate, some worried that Brooks would turn his cover of the song originally sung by drummer Peter Criss, " Hard Luck Woman ", into a country song.
The notes Erwin made for his planned meeting with Holt ( which he evidently provided to Reid ) indicate that he and others were worried that Holt was too susceptible to traps set for him by the ALP over issues like the VIP jets scandal, and that he had repeatedly let himself become the target of Opposition " harassment " instead of letting his ministers take the heat on controversial issues.
This came about in spite of initial disapproval by contemporary medical opinion ( which worried about women's frail health ) and by savoir vivre guidebooks ( which deplored the public attention drawn to what was assumed to be the wife's sexual initiation ).
But as Joachim Fest observes: " Goebbels in the increasingly unrestrained practice of anti-Semitism by the state new possibilities into which he threw himself with all the zeal of an ambitious man worried by a constant diminution of his power.
Led by Monroe and Edmund Pendleton, these " federalists who are for amendments ," criticized the absence of a bill of rights and worried about surrendering taxation powers to the central government.
However, Muslim politicians were also worried that a strong army could be used against Muslim interests because it would be commanded by Christians.
Bukharin was worried by the prospect of Stalin's plan, which he feared would lead to “ military-feudal exploitation ” of the peasantry.
Władysław Gomułka and János Kádár were less concerned with the reforms themselves than with the growing criticisms leveled by the Czechoslovak media, and worried the situation might be " similar to the prologue of the Hungarian counterrevolution ".
The contrast between parental and youth culture exemplified by rock and roll was a recurring source of concern for older generations, who worried about juvenile delinquency and social rebellion, particularly as to a large extent rock and roll culture was shared by different racial and social groups.
In 1991 Scott's notes were used by Warner Brothers to create a rushed director's cut which removed the voiceovers originally added at the request of worried executives before the film's release, and made a number of other small changes, including to the ending.
The Western Allies also expressed their dismay at the Bolsheviks, ( 1 ) upset at the withdrawal of Russia from the war effort, ( 2 ) worried about a possible Russo-German alliance, and perhaps most importantly ( 3 ) galvanised by the prospect of the Bolsheviks making good their threats to assume no responsibility for, and so default on, Imperial Russia's massive foreign loans ; the legal notion of odious debt had not yet been formulated.
However, it becomes clear that Gowron is simply worried about Martok getting too powerful politically, and intends to lower Martok's standing by sending him into battles that he cannot win.
Many within Parliament were also worried by the failure of the bill to take into account the public interest, including Lord Macaulay, who succeeded in defeating one of Talfourd's bills in 1841.

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