# Edward I and III — The Wealth of Nations character guide

> Edward I and III in The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Edward I, Edward III

**First appearance:** 0020-digression-concerning-the-variations-in-the-value-of-silver-during-the-course-of-the-four-last-centuries

## Who they are

English kings cited for historical economic policies.

## In the story

### [First Period](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/first-period)

Referenced in the context of the Statute of Labourers (25th Edward III) and the Assize of Bread and Ale (51st Henry III), used to estimate historical wheat prices.

### [Effects of the Progress of Improvement Upon the Real Price of Manufactures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/effects-of-the-progress-of-improvement-upon-the-real-price-of-manufactures)

Referenced for a 1463 sumptuary law limiting cloth prices for servants.

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