The life of king-saint Edward the Confessor, who built Westminster Abbey and is said to have performed miraculous healings. Edward the Confessor was a man of great prayer - rather like a crowned monk.

Edward the Confessor's death in 1066 precipitated the invasion and conquest of England by William of Normandy, who claimed the throne had been left to him When Edward died without children ...

The life of king-saint Edward the Confessor, who built Westminster Abbey and is said to have performed miraculous healings. Edward the Confessor was a man of great prayer - rather like a crowned monk.

By any standards, Edward the Confessor lived a remarkable life, and left a still more remarkable legacy. He was a central figure in a period of turbulent politics, characterised by factional ...