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Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor
Author: Tom Licence
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300255586

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An authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066 One of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Often cast as a reluctant ruler, easily manipulated by his in-laws, he has been blamed for causing the invasion of 1066—the last successful conquest of England by a foreign power. Tom Licence navigates the contemporary webs of political deceit to present a strikingly different Edward. He was a compassionate man and conscientious ruler, whose reign marked an interval of peace and prosperity between periods of strife. More than any monarch before, he exploited the mystique of royalty to capture the hearts of his subjects. This compelling biography provides a much-needed reassessment of Edward’s reign—calling into doubt the legitimacy of his successors and rewriting the ending of Anglo-Saxon England.


The Life of Saint Edward, King and Confessor

The Life of Saint Edward, King and Confessor
Author: Saint Aelred (of Rievaulx)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

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When Henry II came to the throne of England, he was hailed as the one who brought to an end the divisions caused by the Norman conquest, for both the Saxon and Norman royal lines met in him. To promote this newfound unity, the cult of King Edward the Confessor was promoted, culminating in his canonization in 1161. Shortly afterwards, on October 13, 1163, the new saint's body was solemnly enshrined in Westminster Abbey. On this occasion the honor of preparing the sermon was given to Aelred, the revered Abbot of Rievaulx. On the same occasion, Aelred undertook to write the life of St. Edward, and this is the text now first presented in English.


Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor
Author: Frank Barlow
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0300071566

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Frank Barlow's magisterial biography, first published in 1970 and now reissued with new material, rescues Edward the Confessor from contemporary myth and subsequent bogus scholarship. Disentangling verifiable fact from saintly legend, he vividly re-creates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England before the Norman Conquest with deep insight and great historical understanding. "Deploying all the resources of formidable scholarship, [Barlow] has recovered the real Edward." -- Spectator


The Life of King Edward who Rests at Westminster

The Life of King Edward who Rests at Westminster
Author: Frank Barlow
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780198202035

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The anonymous Life of King Edward written about the time of the Norman Conquest, is an important and intriguing source for the history of Anglo-Saxon England in the years just before 1066. It provides a fascinating account of Edward the Confessor and his family, including his wife Edith, his father-in-law Earl Godwin, and the queen's brothers Tostig and Harold (who became king in 1066). The foundations of the legend of St. Edward the Confessor are apparent from the version of the work supplied by the unique manuscript of circa 1100. Barlow explores the problems raised by this anonymous and now incomplete manuscript and examines the development of the cult of St. Edward. He also investigates the life and works of Goscelin of St. Bertin, a possible author. For this second edition, Barlow has not only undertaken a complete revision of the book, but recent discoveries have enabled him to reconstruct in part the lacunae in BL Harley MS 526 with texts closer to the original.


The Lives Of Edward The Confessor

The Lives Of Edward The Confessor
Author: Luard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release:
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781022373594

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Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor
Author: Richard Mortimer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2009
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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"This collection of essays, originating in the celebration of the millennium of Edward the Confessor's birth, is a full-scale reassessment of Edward's life and cult." --Book Jacket.


Lives of Edward the Confessor

Lives of Edward the Confessor
Author: Henry Richards Luard
Publisher: London, Longman
Total Pages: 712
Release: 1858
Genre: EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, KING OF ENGLAND,D. 1066
ISBN:

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Lives of Edward the Confessor

Lives of Edward the Confessor
Author: Henry Richards Luard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1858
Genre:
ISBN:

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Lives of Edward the Confessor

Lives of Edward the Confessor
Author: Henry Richards Luard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1964
Genre:
ISBN:

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Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor
Author: Frank Barlow
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2011-06-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0300183828

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Frank Barlow's magisterial biography, first published in 1970 and now reissued with new material, rescues Edward the Confessor from contemporary myth and subsequent bogus scholarship. Disentangling verifiable fact from saintly legend, he vividly re-creates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England before the Norman Conquest with deep insight and great historical understanding. "Deploying all the resources of formidable scholarship, [Barlow] has recovered the real Edward." — Spectator