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He was, perhaps, the man of all men who represented most completely the finished feudal system, and who took it most to heart. HE WAS PERHAPS THE MAN OF ALL MEN WHO REPRESENTED MOST COMPLETELY THE FINISHED FEUDAL SYSTEM AND WHO TOOK IT MOST TO HEART
s 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. 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. He was not a hypocrite probably, after all, in spite of his tears shed after he had irretrievably lost a game, or after he had won one by stern cruelty. There was a dash of real romance in him, which mingled curiously with his lawyer-like qualities. E 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 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 HE WAS NOT A HYPOCRITE PROBABLY AFTER ALL IN SPITE OF HIS TEARS SHED AFTER HE HAD IRRETRIEVABLY LOST A GAME OR AFTER HE HAD WON ONE BY ITS STERN CRUELTY THERE WAS A DASH OF REAL ROMANCE IN HIM WHICH MINGLED CURIOUSLY WITH HIS LAWYER LIKE QUALITIES
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