Dunstan
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Dunstan was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised. His work restor
Dunstan playing his harp as the Devil is paying a visit
Possibly Dunstan praying before Christ
Remains of the choir of Glastonbury Abbey church
King Eadwig's reign was marred by conflicts with his family and with Dunstan.
Edward the Martyr
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Edward the Martyr was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed in 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar. On Edgar's death, the succession to the throne was contested between Edward's
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…mercenary seaman, employed from around the North Sea littoral, to assist in the defence of the country. In 975, Edgar was succeeded by his eldest son Edward "the Martyr". His accession was disputed by his stepmother, Ælfthryth, who wished her own son Æthelred to reign. Through the influence of Dunstan, Edward was chosen…
Corfe Castle after the Norman Conquest
Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst, Somerset
Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge