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Edward the Confessor

By David Woodman

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Edward the Confessor

By David Woodman

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Edward the Confessor, the last great king of Anglo-Saxon England, canonized nearly 100 years after his death, is in part a figure of myths created in the late middle ages. In this revealing portrait of England's royal saint, David Woodman traces the course of Edward's twenty-four-year-long reign through the lens of contemporary sources, from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Vita Ædwardi Regis to the Bayeux Tapestry, to separate myth from history and uncover the complex politics of his life. He shows Edward to be a shrewd politician who, having endured a long period of exile from England in his youth, ascended the throne in 1042 and came to control a highly sophisticated and powerful administration. The twists and turns of Edward's reign are generally seen as a prelude to the Norman Conquest in 1066. Woodman explains clearly how events unfolded and personalities interacted but, unlike many, he shows a capable and impressive king at the centre of them.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2020-11-26
Publication Date:
2021-03-01
Publisher:
Penguin Random House UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0241383005
ISBN13:
9780241383001
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[email protected]
Weight:
207 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
187 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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