Edward died while endeavoring to subdue a revolt in Scotland, in which
Robert Bruce, grandson of the first of that name (S219), had seized
the throne. His last request was that his son Edward should continue
the war. "Carry my bones before you on your march," said the dying
King, "for the rebels will not endure the sight of me, alive or dead!"
Not far from the beautiful effigy of Queen Eleanor in Westminster Abey
(S223), "her husband rests in a severely simple tomb. Pass it not by
for its simplicity; few tombs hold nobler dust."[2]
[2] Goldwin Smith's "History of the United Kingdom."