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Edward I, watercolour, 15th century; in the British Library (Cotton MS. Julius E. IV).
Edward I was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey on August 19, 1274.1
Although he succeeded to the throne following the death of his father, Henry III, in 1272, his coronation took place after he returned to England from the Continent.21