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At first, and remembering the ruthlessness of many of his acts, especially in the Scotch war, one is apt to look upon him as a somewhat pedantic tyrant and a good soldier, with something like a dash of hypocrisy beyond his time added. But, like the Angevine kings I was speaking of just now, he was a completely characteristic product of his time. AT FIRST AND REMEMBERING THE RUTHLESSNESS OF MANY OF HIS ACTS ESPECIALLY IN THE SCOTCH WAR ONE IS APT TO LOOK UPON HIM AS A SOMEWHAT PEDANTIC TYRANT AND A GOOD SOLDIER WITH SOMETHING LIKE A DASH OF HYPOCRISY BEYOND HIS TIME ADDED BUT LIKE THE ANTIVIN KINGS I WAS SPEAKING OF JUST NOW HE WAS A COMPLETELY CHARACTERISTIC PRODUCT OF HIS TIME
 to summon to his Parliament citizens from the boroughs. Earl Simon was one of those men that come to the front in violent times, and he added real nobility of character to strength of will and persistence. He became the hero of the people, who went near to canonizing him after his death. But the monarchy was too strong for him and his really advanced projects, which by no means squared with the hopes of the Baronage in general: and when Prince Edward, afterwards Edward I., grown to his full mental stature, came to the help of the Crown with his unscrupulous business ability, the struggle was soon over; and with Evesham field the monarchy began to take a new stride, and the longest yet taken, towards bureaucracy. Edward I. is remembered by us chiefly for the struggle he carried on with the Scotch Baronage for the feudal suzerainty of that kingdom, and the centuries of animosity between the two countries which that struggle drew on. But he has other claims to our attention besides this. TANCES TO SUMMON TO HIS PARLIAMENT CITIZENS FROM THE BOROUGHS EARL SIMON WAS ONE OF THOSE MEN THAT COME TO THE FRONT IN VIOLENT TIMES AND HE ADDED REAL NOBILITY OF CHARACTER TO STRENGTH OF WILL AND PERSISTENCE HE BECAME THE HERO OF THE PEOPLE WHO WENT NEAR TO CANONISING HIM AFTER HIS DEATH BUT THE MONARCHY WAS TOO STRONG FOR HIM AND HIS REALLY ADVANCED PROJECTS WHICH BY NO MEANS SQUARED WITH THE HOPES OF THE BARONAGE IN GENERAL AND WHEN PRINCE EDWARD AFTERWARDS EDWARD THE FIRST GROWN TO HIS FULL MENTAL STATURE CAME TO THE HELP OF THE CROWN WITH HIS UNSCRUPULOUS BUSINESS ABILITY THE STRUGGLE WAS SOON OVER AND WITH EIFSHAM FIELD THE MONARCHY BEGAN TO TAKE A NEW STRIDE AND THE LONGEST YET TAKEN TOWARDS BUREAUCRACY EDWARD THE FIRST IS REMEMBERED BY US CHIEFLY FOR THE STRUGGLE HE CARRIED ON WITH THE SCOTCH BARONET FOR THE FEUDAL SUZERINTY OF THAT KINGDOM AND THE CENTURIES OF ANIMOSITY BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES WHICH THAT STRUGGLE DREW ON BUT HE HAS OTHER CLAIMS TO OUR ATTENTION BESIDES THIS
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