Rulers from the eleventh century onwards venerated Edmund, including Edward the Confessor (himself later canonised). Twelfthand thirteenthヽentury royal pilgrimages combined visits to shrines at Westminster, Canterbury, Bury and East Anglian holy sites. Henry III named his second son in honour of the...
Considering the length of his reign and his accomplishments, Richard III has one of the most lamentable tenures of England’s medieval monarchs. His accession and removal of his nephews seeded unrest and reputational damage long before Tudor propaganda set out to vilify him. Yet categorising Richar...
partly to lay to rest the belief in some quarters that Geoffrey’s hero was superhuman and still alive—and thus could potentially challenge Edward for the throne. “There in two caskets were found the bones of the said king of wondrous...
Let’s go back to York, where Richard was affectionately known as “The Lord of the North.” The city’s tallest medieval gatehouse is Monk Bar, its upper story given to the city by Richard in 1484. Since 1992, Monk Bar has housed the Richard III Museum. Its exhibition puts Richard on...
King Charles sits in the ancient Coronation Chair during his coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023, just ahead of his formal crowning with St. Edward's Crown.Pool By Haley Ott https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronation-live-coverage-king-charles-iii-camilla-ceremony-2023-l...
Edward ; canonized 1161; feast day originally January 5, now October 13) was the king of England from 1042 to 1066. Although he is often portrayed as a listless, ineffectual monarch overshadowed by powerful nobles, Edward preserved much of the dignity of
Thought to have been written and staged in the early 1590s, Edward III belongs to the group of plays that followed the English victory over the Spanish Armada, the invasionary force that was intent on overthrowing Protestant rule in England and restoring Catholic rule.6 The play has been wid...
Godwine was the earl of Wessex, the most powerful man in England during the opening years of the reign of Edward the Confessor. Although an Anglo-Saxon, Godwine became a favourite of the Danish king of England, Canute the Great, who made him earl of Wess
Though the search for Arthur's grave brought me to Glastonbury, once there, the majesty of the ruins made me want to linger. The Abbey ruins, set among manicured lawns and imposing trees, are all that remain of one of medieval England's greatest monasteries. None of the walls left standin...
throughout the first eighteen years of the reign of Henry III, the future direction of England as a political state, the identity of the ruling family and the fate of Henry II’s lost empire were still matters that could have gone either way. For the advisors of the young king, led by...