Edward the Confessor St
Edward the Confessor St (
c.1003–66) King of England (1042–66). He succeeded King
CANUTE's Danish heirs as king, temporarily re-establishing the West Saxon monarchy, although he favoured the Normans, among whom he had been brought up. In 1045 he married the daughter of Earl Godwin of Wessex and six years later put down a rebellion by the earl. It will never be known for certain whether, as the Normans claimed, he promised the crown to Duke William before his death; the succession after his death of Harold, Earl Godwin's son, caused the Normans to take England by conquest. Edward was the founder of Westminster Abbey (1045), and had a great reputation for piety. He was canonized in 1161.
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The Rebellion of Earl Godwin.(Edward the Confessor's England)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...was the most formidable figure in Edward the Confessor's England. He had first come...advisers which angered them. In 1051 Edward's insistence on appointing a...Boulogne, who was on a visit to King Edward. The King ordered Godwin to punish...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Pastor's legacy a healthy, growing parish; The Rev. John L. Cairns plans to remain in Clifton Park, where he has led St. Edward the Confessor, following retirement.(Capital Region)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/11/2006; 700+ words
; ...to retire this month from St. Edward The Confessor after 25 years at what is now the...Cairns, who became pastor at St. Edward in 1981. Cairns will leave a healthy...communions. Cairns served St. Edward during its peak growth as families...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Edward the confessor? BEFORE A BRAIN TUMOUR FINALLY TAKES ITS TOLL ON THE LAST SURVIVING BROTHER OF THE SENIOR KENNEDY DYNASTY, WILL HE TURN OUT TO BE ..(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 11/16/2008; 700+ words
; Byline: BY JULIAN BROUWER DID cancer-stricken Senator Ted Kennedy nurse a 40-year love for his late brother's wife, Jackie? That's the amazing rumour circulating around Washington. Members of the Kennedys, America's most famous political clan, fear he may finally talk about his forbidden affection
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God's Peace and King's Peace: The Laws of Edward the Confessor.(Review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 6/22/1999; ; 697 words
; ...and King's Peace: The Laws of Edward the Confessor Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania...Leges Edwardi," the Laws of Edward the Confessor. Since the seventeenth...that the laws do not come from Edward's Anglo-Saxon period as implied...
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The Bid for the Throne of England.(struggle over successor to Edward the Confessor)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...been established already. When Edward the Confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon king...earl of Wessex and brother to Edward's wife, and William, duke of...Hardrada, king of Norway, and Edward's brother-in-law, Tostig...
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Treasure trove hiding in wings of City's cathedral ; Exeter Cathedral's roots can be traced back to Edward the Confessor. The penultimate Saxon King of England installed Leofric as the city's first bishop in 1050. While this doubtless fascinates keen historians, the forensic detail might lose the more casual historian.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 12/29/2008; 700+ words
; Exeter Cathedral's roots can be traced back to Edward the Confessor. The penultimate Saxon King of England installed Leofric...Made in 1314 by Andrew de Tange, it refers to King Edward I. There is a copy of King Henry VIII's will, as...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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EDWARD THE CONFESSOR; From toffs to a cold assassin, EDWARD FOX has cornered the market in playing emotionally distant Englishmen. But, REBECCA HARDY discovers, beneath his formal exterior lurks a passionate man who was hospitalised for wanting to kill his first wife, and who only recently married his partner of 30 years.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 12/3/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: REBECCA HARDY Edward Fox has little time for the likes of...and get on with learning the job.' Edward is adamant about this. He's sick...s for the use of the job you do.' Edward is not usually an ill-tempered man...
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Found 1,000 years on, the tomb of the Confessor.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 12/2/2005; 700+ words
; ...have found the tomb of Edward the Confessor in underground chambers...over who should succeed Edward led to the Norman invasion...Edward was known as the 'Confessor' because he was so devout...III and his successor Edward I in the Gothic style...
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Wauchier de Denain: 'La Vie mon signeur seint Nicholas le beneoit confessor'.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...signeur seint Nicholas le beneoit confessor'. Ed. by JOHN JAY THOMPSON...here categorized with li seint confessor. Confessor, in this context...in the same way the Saxon King Edward is called Edward the Confessor. This 'sorte...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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WHEN CONFESSORS BECOME SINNERS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 WHEN CONFESSORS BECOME SINNERS By JAMES AHEARN Date...The former bishop of Bridgeport, Edward Egan, now a cardinal and archbishop...Prominent Catholic laymen like Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., switched from...is a matter between the sinner, his confessor, and God. But as for what the ...
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Edward the Confessor, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Edward the Confessor, St ( c. 1005–66), King...1051; their subsequent dominance led to Edward's being succeeded by Harold Godwinson...brother-in-law. In his later years Edward re-endowed and rebuilt St Peter's...
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Edward the Confessor
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor (died 1066), the last king of the house of Wessex...Garmonsway (1953). A full-length study is Frank Barlow, Edward the Confessor (1970). The hagiographical The Life of King Edward, edited...
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Edward the Confessor, Saint
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Edward the Confessor, Saint (1002–66) King...Unready) . Before succeeding Hardecanute, Edward was resident in Normandy. His perceived...led by his father-in-law, Godwin. Edward's reign is noted for the rebuilding...
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Edward the Confessor St
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Edward the Confessor St ( c. 1003–66) King of England (1042–66...Earl Godwin's son, caused the Normans to take England by conquest. Edward was the founder of Westminster Abbey (1045), and had a great reputation...
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Confessor
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Confessor. 1. In the early church, a person who suffered for ‘confessing...was extended to apply to those whose lives were manifestly holy (as Edward the Confessor, declared to be so in 1161). 2. A Christian priest who hears...
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