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St Edith’s Rebuke

By Goscelin of Canterbury

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

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Picture: By Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted February 12 2019

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St Edith’s Thumb

By Goscelin of Canterbury

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

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Picture: © Derek Harper, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

Posted February 11 2019

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The Character of St Edith of Wilton

By Goscelin of Canterbury

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

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Picture: © Peter I. Vardy, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.. Source.

Posted February 10 2019

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Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man

By William of Malmesbury

An austere Bishop of Winchester scolded St Edith for her comely nun’s habit, but the young woman’s eyes saw further than his.

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Picture: By Sergei Gribkov (1822-1893), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted February 9 2019

191

Jerusalem in England

By William Blake

Blake throws heart and soul into an impassioned expression of his dream of a new England.

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Picture: By William Blake (1757-1827), via the Library of Congress and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted February 7 2019

192

The Doctor Will Fleece You Now

By Sir Richard Steele

Richard Steele goes to Bath for his health, and is cured of more ailments than he had ever had in his life.

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Picture: By Adrian Pingstone, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted January 30 2019

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