Currently, Edward I is credited with many accomplishments during his reign, including restoring royal authority after the reign of Henry III, establishing Parliament as a permanent institution and thereby also a functional system for raising taxes, and reforming the law through statutes.
Edvard 1. bliver krediteret for mange bedrifter under sit styre, inklusive at have genoprettet den kongelige autoritet efter Henrik 3.'s styre, at have oprettet parlamentet som en permanent instution, og dermed også en funktionelt system til indrivelse af skatter, og for at have reformeret loven igennem stattutter.