Editing Edward (section)

==History==
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the [[House of Normandy|Norman]] and [[House of Plantagenet|Plantagenet]] dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England|first1=Dan|last1=Jones|author-link=Dan Jones (writer)|date=March 25, 2014|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0143124924|page=241}}</ref> The popularity of the name was revived when [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] named his firstborn son, the future [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], as part of his efforts to promote a cult around [[Edward the Confessor]], for whom Henry had a deep admiration.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England|first1=Dan|last1=Jones|author-link=Dan Jones (writer)|date=March 25, 2014|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0143124924|pages=241–242}}</ref>