Edward I, an English king, created the three Statutes of Westminster to establish a legal system. In the first statute, he made time disappear by declaring that all property rights could only be traced back to the day Richard I became king. Edward I also expelled all Jews from England in 1290 and erected memorial crosses for his late wife, Eleanor of Castile.
Kings throughout history have been granted a significant amount of power, but few, if any, have been able to mess with time. But the Englishman Edward I was an exception. Edward succeeded to the throne in 1272, but his reach extended much further back. In an effort to create an organized legal system, Edward developed the three Statutes of Westminster, which covered everything from shipwrecks to slander. The first statute contained 51 parts, including a focus on property rights, in which Edward did what most wizards can only dream of: he made time disappear. Edward decided that to settle disputes, all property rights could only be traced back to the day Richard I became king, 6 July 1189. Everything before that was considered “time immemorial”; in other words, no one’s memory could be trusted before that date. Of course, the phrase today means much the same thing, only there isn’t a specific date associated with it. Edward’s decree remained on the books for years, however, and it was not until 1832 that Richard I’s rise to power stood still. William IV changed the law to reflect that property rights could be traced back no more than 60 years.
All about Edward I:
Edward I was also known as Edward Longshanks because he was tall and had long legs.
In 1290, Edward I infamously decreed that all Jews should be expelled from England because he associated them with usury.
Three of the 12 memorial crosses Edward I had erected in honor of his late wife, Eleanor of Castile, still exist, at Hardingstone, Waltham Cross and Geddington.
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