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Chancery, Treasury and a 13th-Century Wedding Brawl
Edward I took the work of administration and good government very seriously. By the end of 13th Century, three departments of administration were at work - the Exchequer, the Chancery and the Wardrobe. The Church, with John Pecham as Archbishop of Canterbury, reinforced its independence. The King could no longer shower bishoprics on his loyal subjects. Edward I still found time for battle. He was determined to regain Gascony and expected the barons not only to fund his campaign but also fight in it. They resented this and refused to go. The King was enraged and threatened to take the barons lands and even execute them should they refuse. The barons did raise an army. Edward sailed for Flanders. The barons marched into London and demanded that the King should accept the principles of the Magna Carta. The King had little choice. Two principles were established. First, the King had no right to despatch the feudal host wherever he might choose, this would lead in the following century to the rise of indentured armies serving for pay. Second, the King could not plead urgent necessity as a reason for imposing taxation without consent.
 
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