Edward the Confessor

The Death of Earl Goodwin, by William Blake c.1779. Wiki Commons.

After Me, Conquest

Edward the Confessor, a model of medieval piety, was a surprisingly effective ruler.

Window depicting Edward the Confessor, Canterbury Cathedral, 15th century © Bridgeman Images.

Royal Disappointment

Stripping Edward the Confessor of his independence.

Saint of female learning: Catherine of Alexandria, by Onorio Marinari, c.1670 © Wallace Collection, London/Bridgeman Images

The Cultured Women of Essex

We should take more notice of the work of those once despised and disregarded.

Edward the Confessor canonised

Richard Cavendish describes Edward the Confessor's canonisation, on January 5th, 1161.

Edward the Confessor touching a man afflicted with the ‘king’s evil’, from a manuscript at Cambridge University Library. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain.

The Cult of Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor, the last truly Anglo-Saxon king of England, became an embodiment of pacific and idealistic medieval kingship under Henry III. Why?

Edward the Confessor

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Royal Disappointment

The Cultured Women of Essex

Edward the Confessor canonised

The Cult of Edward the Confessor

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