Seven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named
William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose
around his neck, dropped him from the gallows, and later pronounced
him dead. But was he dead? While no less than nine eyewitnesses
attested to his demise, Cragh later proved to be very much alive,
his resurrection attributed to the saintly entreaties of the
defunct Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe.
"The Hanged Man" tells the story of this putative miracle--why
it happened, what it meant, and how we know about it. The nine
eyewitness accounts live on in the transcripts of de Cantilupe's
canonization hearings, and these previously unexamined documents
contribute not only to an enthralling mystery, but to an
unprecedented glimpse into the day-to-day workings of medieval
society.
While unraveling the haunting tale of the hanged man, Robert
Bartlett leads us deeply into the world of lords, rebels,
churchmen, papal inquisitors, and other individuals living at the
time of conflict and conquest in Wales. In the process, he
reconstructs voices that others have failed to find. We hear from
the lady of the castle where the hanged man was imprisoned, the
laborer who watched the execution, the French bishop charged with
investigating the case, and scores of other members of the medieval
citizenry. Brimming with the intrigue of a detective novel, "The
Hanged Man" will appeal to both scholars of medieval history and
general readers alike.
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