Edward the Confessor - The Man and the Legend (Hardcover, New)

The life and cult of Edward the Confessor are here fully reappraised. 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

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2009
First published:	2009
Editors:	Richard Mortimer
Contributors:	Edina Bozoky • Elisabeth M. C. Van Houts • Pauline Stafford • Richard Gem • Richard Mortimer • Simon D Keynes • Stephen Baxter • Warwick Rodwell
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	228
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-436-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	1-84383-436-7
Barcode:	9781843834366

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