Medievalists.net » King Edward the Confessor http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 William of Normandy’s Claim to the English throne: Examining the Evidence http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/21/william-of-normandys-claim-to-the-english-throne-examining-the-evidence/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/21/william-of-normandys-claim-to-the-english-throne-examining-the-evidence/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2015 03:35:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57788 Whether or not Edward’s promise of the throne to William was genuine, it was later certainly made irrelevant by Edward’s deathbed will.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/21/william-of-normandys-claim-to-the-english-throne-examining-the-evidence/feed/ 0 Like Father Like Son? Henry III’s Tomb at Westminster Abbey as a Case Study in Late Thirteenth-Century English Kingship http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/07/like-father-like-son-henry-iiis-tomb-westminster-abbey-case-study-late-thirteenth-century-english-kingship/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/07/like-father-like-son-henry-iiis-tomb-westminster-abbey-case-study-late-thirteenth-century-english-kingship/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2014 01:08:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50241 Who was this king, and who made this grand monument to him? An inscription around the edge of the upper tomb chest identifies its occupant as Henry III, the English king who died in 1272 after a reign of fifty-six years.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/07/like-father-like-son-henry-iiis-tomb-westminster-abbey-case-study-late-thirteenth-century-english-kingship/feed/ 0 Reconsidering Agatha, Wife of Eadward the Exile http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/11/reconsidering-agatha-wife-of-eadward-the-exile/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/11/reconsidering-agatha-wife-of-eadward-the-exile/#comments Sat, 11 Jan 2014 23:15:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46576 The antecedents of Agatha, wife of Eadward the Exile and ancestress of Scottish and English monarchs since the twelfth century and their countless descendants in Europe and America, have been the subject of much dispute...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/11/reconsidering-agatha-wife-of-eadward-the-exile/feed/ 0 Saintly Rivals – a brief comparison of the cults of Thomas Becket and Edward the Confessor http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/saintly-rivals-a-brief-comparison-of-the-cults-of-thomas-becket-and-edward-the-confessor/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/saintly-rivals-a-brief-comparison-of-the-cults-of-thomas-becket-and-edward-the-confessor/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 19:34:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46165 The trajectories of these two cults make for an interesting comparison because their origins are close to each other in space and time, but also because of the many differences between them.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/saintly-rivals-a-brief-comparison-of-the-cults-of-thomas-becket-and-edward-the-confessor/feed/ 0 The King’s Three Images: The representation of St. Edward the Confessor in historiography, hagiography and liturgy http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/06/the-kings-three-images-the-representation-of-st-edward-the-confessor-in-historiography-hagiography-and-liturgy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/06/the-kings-three-images-the-representation-of-st-edward-the-confessor-in-historiography-hagiography-and-liturgy/#comments Sat, 07 Dec 2013 01:25:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=45533 This study will revolve around the characterisation of Edward as constructed in the various surviving texts, and its emphasis will be twofold: my primary concern is to explore how St. Edward the Confessor's images were constructed, i.e. how he is represented in the various texts written about him.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/06/the-kings-three-images-the-representation-of-st-edward-the-confessor-in-historiography-hagiography-and-liturgy/feed/ 0 The Eyes Have It: Blindness and Vision in Matthew Paris’s Estoire de seint Aedward le rei http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/14/the-eyes-have-it-blindness-and-vision-in-matthew-pariss-estoire-de-seint-aedward-le-rei/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/14/the-eyes-have-it-blindness-and-vision-in-matthew-pariss-estoire-de-seint-aedward-le-rei/#comments Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:33:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43578 La Estoire de seint Aedward le rei (The History of Saint Edward the King) is extant in only one manuscript—and it is stunning

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/14/the-eyes-have-it-blindness-and-vision-in-matthew-pariss-estoire-de-seint-aedward-le-rei/feed/ 0 From Anglorum basileus to Norman Saint: The Transformation of Edward the Confessor http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/10/from-anglorum-basileus-to-norman-saint-the-transformation-of-edward-the-confessor/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/10/from-anglorum-basileus-to-norman-saint-the-transformation-of-edward-the-confessor/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:07:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39175 In the following pages I explore the transformation of the visual and textual expression of Edward's rule (1043-66) through the reign of Henry II (1154-89).

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/10/from-anglorum-basileus-to-norman-saint-the-transformation-of-edward-the-confessor/feed/ 0 Edith of Wessex, Queen of England http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/06/edith-of-wessex-queen-of-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/06/edith-of-wessex-queen-of-england/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:45:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39101 We would like examine the life of a woman who was a contemporary of Queen Emma, Queen Matilda and mentor of Saint Margaret of Scotland.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/06/edith-of-wessex-queen-of-england/feed/ 0 Edward the Confessor, King of England http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/29/edward-the-confessor-king-of-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/29/edward-the-confessor-king-of-england/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:37:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38987 He was upstanding and pious, making him a cut above some of the ruthless and treacherous men around him.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/29/edward-the-confessor-king-of-england/feed/ 0 “The Self and the Other: Migration and Ethnicity in Late Anglo-Saxon England” http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/06/the-self-and-the-other-migration-and-ethnicity-in-late-anglo-saxon-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/06/the-self-and-the-other-migration-and-ethnicity-in-late-anglo-saxon-england/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:43:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36908 This paper was part of the session: SESSION II: Who Do They Think They Are? and dealt with Anglo-Saxon migration, names and charters.

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