Subjects

Mediaeval History

in The Copy Book

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91

The Luck of the Draw

Harald Hardrada made sure that his fate was never out of his own hands.

92

The Good Reign of Bad King John

Lord Macaulay believed that the disastrous reign of King John brought the country together.

93

The Setting of Edith’s Star

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

94

St Edith’s Rebuke

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

95

St Edith’s Thumb

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

96

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.