The Holy Blood: King Henry III and the Westminster Blood Relic

The Holy Blood: King Henry III and the Westminster Blood Relic

by Nicholas Vincent
ISBN-10:
0521026601
ISBN-13:
9780521026604
Pub. Date:
06/01/2006
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521026601
ISBN-13:
9780521026604
Pub. Date:
06/01/2006
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
The Holy Blood: King Henry III and the Westminster Blood Relic

The Holy Blood: King Henry III and the Westminster Blood Relic

by Nicholas Vincent
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Overview

This is the first attempt to investigate the background to the gift of the Holy Blood to Westminster by King Henry III in 1247. Recently the archives of Westminster Abbey have yielded important new material relating to this extraordinary event, including a letter from the patriarch of Jerusalem that describes the relic in detail. This study offers both a commentary on this newly-discovered letter, and an overview of the extraordinary history of the relics of Christ's blood, their origin, distribution, and place in popular devotion.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521026604
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 06/01/2006
Edition description: 1ST
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.91(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Nicholas Vincent is the author of five previous works on Anglo-French history, including Peter des Roches: An Alien in English Politics, 1205–1238 (1996) in the prestigious series 'Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought'. He is currently Professor of Medieval History at Christ Church College, Canterbury, and Visiting Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. Professor Vincent is also Director (in succession to Professor Sir James Holt) of the British Academy's Angevin Acta project, and is soon to complete an edition of the charters of Henry II.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The ceremony of 1247; 3. The patriarch's letters; 4. The Holy Blood; 5. The scholastic debate; 6. Two commentaries: John Hus and William Sudbury; 7. The rivals: Hailes, Ashridge, Glastonbury; 8. The indulgences and the reliquary; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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