Cultural depictions of Edward I of England
Edward I of England has been portrayed in popular culture a number of times.
Literature
Edward's life was dramatised in the
Edward I was often featured in historical fictions written in the Victorian and Edwardian Eras. Novels featuring Edward from this period include Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages (1837) by
The play The King's Jewery (1927) by Halcott Glover deals with Edward's relationship with England's Jewish community. [3] The Baron's Hostage (1952) by Geoffrey Trease depicts Edward as a young man, and features Edward taking part in the Battle of Evesham. [4]
Edward is unflatteringly depicted in several novels with a contemporary setting, including the
The poem was meant as a veiled attack against
Film and television
- Edward I has also been portrayed by Michael Rennie in the 1950 film The Black Rose, based on the novel by Thomas B. Costain.
- Edward was portrayed by mental abuse of his son and heirbefore the whole court, as well as his disdain for the Scots, is for the most part accurately depicted.
- Edward was played, as an idealist seeking to unite Norman and Saxon in his kingdom, by Brian Blessed, in the 1996 film The Bruce.
- Edward was played by Heist.
- Most recently he was played by Stephen Dillane in the 2018 Netflix film Outlaw King.
- Edward I served as an inspiration for Tywin Lannister in the HBO television series Game of Thrones.
Radio
- Edward was played by Noel Johnson in a 1958 BBC Home Service Children's Hour adaption of Trease's The Baron's Hostage. [11]
- Edward was played by Philip Jackson in Mike Walker's BBC Radio 4 series Plantagenet.[12]
Video games
Edward is featured as the main antagonist in the cutscenes of the tutorial campaign of the 1999 video game
Citations
- ^ a b Ernest A. Baker, A Guide to Historical Fiction. London : G. Routledge and Sons, 1914.(pp. 22-3)
- ISBN 9781351584258(pp. 68-70).
- ^ "Mr. Glover is a modernist both in form and in feeling. Consequently when he treats...race prejudice in England at the time of Edward I in "The King's Jewery," he does so with a radiant straightforwardness..." "The New Books: Drama". The Saturday Review, July 23, 1927, (p. 997)
- ISBN 978-0810812819(p. 41)
- ISBN 0838909671(p. 528).
- ^ ""The Brethern Trilogy: The Fall of the Templars" by Robyn Young. Reviewed by Phyllis T. Smith. Historical Novel Society. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ISBN 1476666717(pp. 53-55).
- ^ "kfg moore | Poet | A Walesi Bárdok / The Welsh Bards". kevin-moore.co.uk.
- ^ "Tale of Welsh bards' massacre taught to generations... in Hungary". 2013.
- ISBN 9780004720807(p. 147)
- ^ Children's Hour:The Baron's Hostage" BBC Home Service Basic, 17 September 1958. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Classic Serial:Plantagenet" Mahoney, Elisabeth. The Guardian,30 May 2011. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Pre-Order Age of Empires II: DE – Lords of the West, coming January 26th! – Age of Empires". www.ageofempires.com.