King Edward

King Edward has been the name of several monarchs in English history:

  • Edward the Elder (c. 871–924)
  • Edward the Martyr (c. 962–978)
  • Edward the Confessor (c. 1004–1066)
  • Edward I of England (1239–1307)
  • Edward II of England (1284–1327)
  • Edward III of England (1312–1377)
  • Edward IV of England (1442–1483)
  • Edward V of England (1470–1483?)
  • Edward VI of England (1537–1553)
  • Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841–1910)
  • Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894–1972)

King Edward may also refer to other monarchs:

  • Edward of Portugal (Port: Duarte) (1391–1438)
  • Edward Bruce (c. 1275–1318), High King of Ireland
  • Edward Balliol (c. 1282–1364), King of Scots, considered a usurper

King Edward may refer to the following places:

  • King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  • King Edward Avenue
  • King Edward Village, Dickens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

King Edward may also refer to:

  • King Edward Hotel (Jackson, MS, USA), a former hotel-now-National Landmark in Jackson, Mississippi
  • King Edward VII class battleship
  • King Edward Hotel (Toronto), Ontario, Canada
  • King Edward's School (disambiguation)
  • King Edward potato
  • Edward the Benevolent, predecessor to Graham as King of Daventry in the King's Quest series of PC games

Famous quotes containing the words king and/or edward:

    “An illiterate king is a crowned ass.”
    —Medieval English proverb.

    Said by the chronicler William of Malmesbury to have been much used by King Henry I of England (1068-1135)

    “No people can more exactly interpret the inmost meaning of the present situation in Ireland than the American Negro. The scheme is simple. You knock a man down and then have him arrested for assault. You kill a man and then hang the corpse.”
    —W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt)