The millennium of Edward the Confessor's birth presents an appropriate
occasion for a full-scale, up-to-date reassessment of his life, reign
and cult, a reappraisal which is provided in the essays here. After an
introduction to the many views of Edward's life, and a
reinterpretation of the development of his cult, the volume considers
his childhood in England and its influence upon his later life; the
time he spent in Normandy and the relationships that developed there;
and his later life, including an examination of the role played by
Edith, his queen. There is also a particular focus upon Westminster
Abbey, and the major new discoveries which have recently been made
there. Incorporating both broad surveys and the fruits of detailed new
work, this book is essential reading for all those interested in late
Saxon and Norman England.
CONTRIBUTORS: RICHARD MORTIMER, SIMON KEYNES, ELISABETH VAN
HOUTS,STEPHEN BAXTER, PAULINE STAFFORD, ERIC FERNIE, WARWICK RODWELL,
RICHARD GEM, EDINA BOZOKY
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ISBN
9781846157165
Publisert
2020
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Boydell Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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