King of the Confessors
Author : Thomas Hoving
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 33,93 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780345303707
Edward the Confessor
Author : Tom Licence
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 26,31 MB
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0300255586
Book Description
An authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066 One of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, Edward the Confessor regained the throne for the House of Wessex and is the only English monarch to have been canonized. Often cast as a reluctant ruler, easily manipulated by his in-laws, he has been blamed for causing the invasion of 1066—the last successful conquest of England by a foreign power. Tom Licence navigates the contemporary webs of political deceit to present a strikingly different Edward. He was a compassionate man and conscientious ruler, whose reign marked an interval of peace and prosperity between periods of strife. More than any monarch before, he exploited the mystique of royalty to capture the hearts of his subjects. This compelling biography provides a much-needed reassessment of Edward’s reign—calling into doubt the legitimacy of his successors and rewriting the ending of Anglo-Saxon England.
False Impressions
Author : Thomas Hoving
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 19,12 MB
Release : 1997-05-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 0684831481
Book Description
The former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art examines the world of art forgery, from ancient times to the present, sharing anecdotes about some of the costliest, most embarrassing forgeries ever, as well as the motives of the fakers.
The Confessor's Wife
Author : Kelly Evans
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 39,87 MB
Release : 2019-07-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780995857841
Book Description
In the 11th Century, when barren wives are customarily cast aside, how does Edith of Wessex not only manage to stay married to King Edward the Confessor, but also become his closest advisor, promote her family to the highest offices in the land, AND help raise her brother to the throne? And why is her story only told in the footnotes of Edward's history?Not everyone approves of Edward's choice of bride. Even the king's mother, Emma of Normandy, detests her daughter-in-law and Edith is soon on the receiving end of her displeasure. Balancing her sense of family obligation with her duty to her husband, Edith must also prove herself to her detractors. Edward's and Edith's relationship is respectful and caring, but when Edith's enemies engineer her family's fall from grace, the king is forced to send her away. She vows to do anything to protect her family's interests if she returns, at any cost. Can Edith navigate the dangerous path fate has set her, while still remaining loyal to both her husband and her family?
Making the Mummies Dance
Author : Thomas Hoving
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 34,63 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : 0671880756
Book Description
The former director of the famed New York museum recounts his activities at the art world's pinnacle, from wooing important patrons to battling for acquisitions.
Confessor
Author : Terry Goodkind
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 29,29 MB
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765315236
Book Description
Fantasy-roman.
Edward the Confessor
Author : Richard Mortimer
Publisher :
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 18,89 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Book Description
"This collection of essays, originating in the celebration of the millennium of Edward the Confessor's birth, is a full-scale reassessment of Edward's life and cult." --Book Jacket.
Raised to Rule
Author : Martha K. Hoffman
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 37,17 MB
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0807138347
Book Description
At the center of their world -- pt. 1. Childhood -- Mastering the court -- Teachers and formal instruction -- Defenders of the faith -- pt. 2. Transitions to adulthood -- Courtship and marriage -- The problem of the infantes -- "El príncipe instruido"--The function of royalty.
Glory of the Confessors
Author : Gregorius
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 19,56 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9780853232261
Book Description
The first translation into English of one of Gregory's eight books of miracle stories, which contains a series of anecdotes about the lives of confessors.
Edward the Confessor
Author : Frank Barlow
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0300183828
Book Description
Frank Barlow's magisterial biography, first published in 1970 and now reissued with new material, rescues Edward the Confessor from contemporary myth and subsequent bogus scholarship. Disentangling verifiable fact from saintly legend, he vividly re-creates the final years of the Anglo-Danish monarchy and examines England before the Norman Conquest with deep insight and great historical understanding. "Deploying all the resources of formidable scholarship, [Barlow] has recovered the real Edward." — Spectator
