Edward the Confessor

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Edward the Confessor

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(Biography) Saint. ?1002–66, king of England (1042–66); son of Ethelred II; founder of Westminster Abbey. Feast day: Oct 13
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Ed′ward the Confes′sor


n.
Saint, 1002?–66, English king 1042–66: founder of Westminster Abbey.
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Noun1.Edward the Confessor - son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)
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Nor did the Danish power last long, for in 1042 we had in Edward the Confessor an English king once more.
By St Edmund, St Dunstan, St Withold, St Edward the Confessor, and every other Saxon saint in the calendar,'' (for Cedric never swore by any that was not of Saxon lineage, and all his household had the same limited devotion,) ``I will never forgive him!''
Edward the Confessor had a palace here, and here the great Earl Godwin was proved guilty by the justice of that age of having encompassed the death of the King's brother.
It is known the silver penny was struck by the Tamworth Mint during the reign of Edward the Confessor - 1043 to 1066, but the location of the mint is not known.
Hundreds of people, including Birmingham's Lord Mayor, students from Matthew Boulton College and city faith leaders, attended the service to dedicate a plaque to memorialise Matthew Boulton's achievements, near the shrine of St Edward the Confessor in the historic cathedral.
Visit the Holy Trinity Church which dates back to the reign of Edward the Confessor and admire the spectacular stained glass windows...
1066: Edward the Confessor, England''s most pious King, died.
When Edward the Confessor was made a Saint, and his remains moved in 1163, the Abbey became a place of pilgrimage.
After saying their vows in front of not only the 1900 guests inside Westminster Abbey but the millions following proceedings on TV and the internet, the newlyweds will sign the marriage register in the Chapel of St Edward the Confessor.
1200-1259) and dedicated to Queen Eleanor, The History of Saint Edward the King is a portrayal of the reign of King Edward the Confessor that reveals at least as much (if not more) about the era, values, and dynastic concerns of King Henry III's reign as it does of its titular time period.
Edward the Confessor was King of England 1042 - 1066 and built Westminster Abbey where there is a shrine to him.
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