Reflections on la estoire de Seint Aedward le rei: hagiography and kingship in thirteenth-century England

Abstract

The imagery of St Edward as formulated in thirteenth- century England is a neglected source for consideration of wider contemporary questions of royal policy and patronage. The discussion lends weight to the theory that Matthew Paris was the author of the most distinguished illustrated Life of St Edward, at Cambridge. It proceeds to discuss the ways in which older narratives about the saint were modernized to accord with contemporary concerns. The pictorial and textual presentation of Edward's kingship and relationship with his barons is regarded as central evidence of the way his life provided a yardstick of kingly conduct.

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