The Monuments and Genii of St. Paul's Cathedral, and of Westminster Abbey: With Historical Sketches and Descriptions of Both Churches: Forming an Entirely New and Correct Biography of All that is Interesting in the Lives and Achievements of the Most Illustrious Characters of the United Kingdoms, Volume 1J. Williams, 1839 |
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Page viii
... Edward the Confessor , which declares , with minute care , that the Abbey Church of Westminster was dedicated by St. Peter himself , with the attendance of angels , by the impression of the holy cross , and the anointment of the holy ...
... Edward the Confessor , which declares , with minute care , that the Abbey Church of Westminster was dedicated by St. Peter himself , with the attendance of angels , by the impression of the holy cross , and the anointment of the holy ...
Page xiii
... Edward the Confessor's , St. Benedict's , St. Ed- mund's , St. Nicholas ' , Henry the VII.'s , St. Paul's , St. John the Evangelist's , St. John the Baptist's , and Islip's Chapel . Of these the Chapel of Edward the Confessor stands ...
... Edward the Confessor's , St. Benedict's , St. Ed- mund's , St. Nicholas ' , Henry the VII.'s , St. Paul's , St. John the Evangelist's , St. John the Baptist's , and Islip's Chapel . Of these the Chapel of Edward the Confessor stands ...
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... Edward the Confessor . Soon after the corona- tion of James the II . it was accidentally broken ; and in consequence laid entirely open . Within it were discovered a number of bones , a silver crucifix , finely enamelled , and a gold ...
... Edward the Confessor . Soon after the corona- tion of James the II . it was accidentally broken ; and in consequence laid entirely open . Within it were discovered a number of bones , a silver crucifix , finely enamelled , and a gold ...
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... Edward the Confessor . The first of these is the trial of Queen Emma ; the second , the birth of Edward ; the third gives his coronation ; the fourth , pictures the cause which moved him to the abolition of the Dane - gelt , and which ...
... Edward the Confessor . The first of these is the trial of Queen Emma ; the second , the birth of Edward ; the third gives his coronation ; the fourth , pictures the cause which moved him to the abolition of the Dane - gelt , and which ...
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... Edward , the Confessor , is next recorded among the royal benefactors of St. Paul's ; but the celebrity of his patronage to this edifice is far eclipsed by the splendid works he erected in the monas- tery of St. Peter , on Thorney ...
... Edward , the Confessor , is next recorded among the royal benefactors of St. Paul's ; but the celebrity of his patronage to this edifice is far eclipsed by the splendid works he erected in the monas- tery of St. Peter , on Thorney ...
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