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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Edward the Confessor"”.
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The Fortunes of a King: Images of Edward the Confessor in 12th to 14th Century England
This thesis is an iconographic study of Saint-King Edward the Confessor. It focuses on the political and devotional functions of his images in twelfth to fourteenth century England. The images are not concerned with the historical Anglo-Saxon King, but rather depict an idealized and simplified …
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Piety and Politics in the Kingship of Henry III
… has received much attention from historians. They have particularly focused on the cult of Edward the Confessor, Henry’s relationship with and construction of Westminster Abbey, and his magnificent almsgiving. There has also been an appreciation that the political and the pious overlapped in a …
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Performance, Ritual and Messaging in Encomium Emmae reginae
… and Messaging in Encomium Emmae reginae This thesis examines the Encomium Emmae reginae primarily through the lens of demonstrative behaviour, which covers the gamut of actions from formal ceremonies to social rituals to individual acts of verbal and non-verbal communication. Chapter 1 …