Post by Shideh on Mar 21, 2008 13:10:09 GMT
Name: Edward I, "Longshanks", "Edward the Lawgiver", "The English Justinian", "Hammer of the Scots".
Race: Human
Age:46
Appearance: N/A
Personality: Unlike his father, Henry III, Edward I took great interest in the workings of his government and undertook a number of reforms to regain royal control in government and administration. It was during Edward's reign that Parliament began to meet regularly. And though still extremely limited to matters of taxation, it enabled Edward I to obtain a number of taxation grants which had been impossible for Henry III.
Edward's character greatly contrasted with that of his father, who reigned over England throughout Edward's childhood and consistently tended to favour compromise with his opponents. Edward had already shown himself as an ambitious and impatient man, displaying considerable military prowess in defeating Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, having previously been imprisoned by de Montfort at Wallingford Castle and Kenilworth Castle. He gained a reputation for treating rebels and other foes with great savagery. He relentlessly pursued the surviving members of the de Montfort family, his cousins.
History: Edward was born at the Palace of Westminster on the evening of 17 June 1239.[3] He was an older brother of Beatrice of England, Margaret of England and Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster. He was named after Edward the Confessor. [4] From 1239 to 1246 Edward was in the care of Hugh Giffard (the son of Godfrey Giffard) and his wife, Sybil, who had been one of the midwives at Edward's birth. On Giffard's death in 1246, Bartholomew Pecche took over. Early grants of land to Edward included Gascony, but Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester had been appointed by Henry to seven years as royal lieutenant in Gascony in 1248, a year before the grant to Edward, so in practice Edward derived neither authority nor revenue from the province.
Edward's first marriage (age 15) was arranged in 1254 by his father and Alfonso X of Castile. Alfonso had insisted that Edward receive grants of land worth 15,000 marks a year and also asked to knight him; Henry had already planned a knighthood ceremony for Edward but conceded. Edward crossed the Channel in June, and was knighted by Alfonso and married to Eleanor of Castile (age 13) on 1 November 1254 in the monastery of Las Huelgas.
Other: In 1275, Edward issued the Statute of the Jewry, which imposed various restrictions upon the Jews of England, most notably; outlawing the practice of usury and introducing to England the practice of requiring Jews to wear a yellow badge on their outer garments.
Role Playing Example: Rose was sitting uncomfortably on Robert's bed with her mother, something was troubling him, but he was recollecting it in pieces."Oh mother he knew it was faulty. But he was greedy. He didn't want to take the design back to the drawing board. He wanted the cars on the marker, wanted the sales..." it was noon, whatever it took they were going to motivate him to get out of bed and face the world.
This was getting even more convoluted, Rose thought. She rubbed at her forehead, uneasy and uncomfortable and turned to her brother. "Well couldn't you taking the design to the drawing board?" emphasis on 'you' before it was rare her brother did any real creative work. Her brother rolled away, sat up and switched off the small bedside lamp as a turn of dismissal.
Rose could still see his face, it was too early in the day for any real darkness, she didn't look away from her brothers face. A beard shadowed his square jaw. Shadows haunted his eyes.
"When did you find out the problem?".
"After Lorna's accident". He shook his head, Rose and her mother knew exactly whom he was referring to. "That's what's so unbelievable. My own girlfriend had to die for me to start asking questions, digging into traffic reports, doing investigations. Turns out there were other accidents - not a lot, but enough for me to realize the car had serious problems - and while not all cars on the marker were death traps, the prototype literally had a brake system designed to fail".
He looked at her, his expression haunted. "But I'm not blameless in all this. I'm far from blameless. I'm an engineer as well. I know automobiles, love automobiles but I got caught up in the business-making us successful. Profitable. But I should have been more involved with the safety checks". Robert gave a final sigh "Leave".
Rose and her mother realized Robert was a grown man, all they could do was listen and be there for him , so with no further words, they walked out of his room, closing the door behind them.
Race: Human
Age:46
Appearance: N/A
Personality: Unlike his father, Henry III, Edward I took great interest in the workings of his government and undertook a number of reforms to regain royal control in government and administration. It was during Edward's reign that Parliament began to meet regularly. And though still extremely limited to matters of taxation, it enabled Edward I to obtain a number of taxation grants which had been impossible for Henry III.
Edward's character greatly contrasted with that of his father, who reigned over England throughout Edward's childhood and consistently tended to favour compromise with his opponents. Edward had already shown himself as an ambitious and impatient man, displaying considerable military prowess in defeating Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, having previously been imprisoned by de Montfort at Wallingford Castle and Kenilworth Castle. He gained a reputation for treating rebels and other foes with great savagery. He relentlessly pursued the surviving members of the de Montfort family, his cousins.
History: Edward was born at the Palace of Westminster on the evening of 17 June 1239.[3] He was an older brother of Beatrice of England, Margaret of England and Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster. He was named after Edward the Confessor. [4] From 1239 to 1246 Edward was in the care of Hugh Giffard (the son of Godfrey Giffard) and his wife, Sybil, who had been one of the midwives at Edward's birth. On Giffard's death in 1246, Bartholomew Pecche took over. Early grants of land to Edward included Gascony, but Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester had been appointed by Henry to seven years as royal lieutenant in Gascony in 1248, a year before the grant to Edward, so in practice Edward derived neither authority nor revenue from the province.
Edward's first marriage (age 15) was arranged in 1254 by his father and Alfonso X of Castile. Alfonso had insisted that Edward receive grants of land worth 15,000 marks a year and also asked to knight him; Henry had already planned a knighthood ceremony for Edward but conceded. Edward crossed the Channel in June, and was knighted by Alfonso and married to Eleanor of Castile (age 13) on 1 November 1254 in the monastery of Las Huelgas.
Other: In 1275, Edward issued the Statute of the Jewry, which imposed various restrictions upon the Jews of England, most notably; outlawing the practice of usury and introducing to England the practice of requiring Jews to wear a yellow badge on their outer garments.
Role Playing Example: Rose was sitting uncomfortably on Robert's bed with her mother, something was troubling him, but he was recollecting it in pieces."Oh mother he knew it was faulty. But he was greedy. He didn't want to take the design back to the drawing board. He wanted the cars on the marker, wanted the sales..." it was noon, whatever it took they were going to motivate him to get out of bed and face the world.
This was getting even more convoluted, Rose thought. She rubbed at her forehead, uneasy and uncomfortable and turned to her brother. "Well couldn't you taking the design to the drawing board?" emphasis on 'you' before it was rare her brother did any real creative work. Her brother rolled away, sat up and switched off the small bedside lamp as a turn of dismissal.
Rose could still see his face, it was too early in the day for any real darkness, she didn't look away from her brothers face. A beard shadowed his square jaw. Shadows haunted his eyes.
"When did you find out the problem?".
"After Lorna's accident". He shook his head, Rose and her mother knew exactly whom he was referring to. "That's what's so unbelievable. My own girlfriend had to die for me to start asking questions, digging into traffic reports, doing investigations. Turns out there were other accidents - not a lot, but enough for me to realize the car had serious problems - and while not all cars on the marker were death traps, the prototype literally had a brake system designed to fail".
He looked at her, his expression haunted. "But I'm not blameless in all this. I'm far from blameless. I'm an engineer as well. I know automobiles, love automobiles but I got caught up in the business-making us successful. Profitable. But I should have been more involved with the safety checks". Robert gave a final sigh "Leave".
Rose and her mother realized Robert was a grown man, all they could do was listen and be there for him , so with no further words, they walked out of his room, closing the door behind them.