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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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A Light to Lighten the English

Even before he was born, St Dunstan was marked out to lead the English Church and nation to more peaceful times.

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Candlemas

A February celebration for which the faithful have brought candles to church since Anglo-Saxon times.

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The Setting of Edith’s Star

Edith left behind her a distraught Archbishop Dunstan, but also a legacy of love for the suffering.

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St Edith’s Rebuke

King Canute could not believe that his hard-living predecessor Edgar could father a saint.

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St Edith’s Thumb

The way Edith kept tracing little crosses with her thumb made a great impression on Archbishop Dunstan.

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The Character of St Edith of Wilton

Edith of Wilton may have been the daughter of King, but she did not behave like one in the Abbey or the town.