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A Library of History and Literature in English

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St Edith’s Rebuke

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

728

St Edith’s Thumb

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

729

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.

730

Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man

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

731

Jerusalem in England

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

732

A Parliament for Scotland

Self-confessed Scottish Nationalist John Buchan warned Scots that there was more to democratic prosperity than having a Parliament.