Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of illustrations vi
4. List of maps vii
5. Preface ix
6. Abbreviations x
7. Genealogical table xii
8. 1 Edward the Confessor: the Man and the Legend 1
9. 2 Edward the Ætheling (c. 1005–16) 41
10. 3 Edward and Normandy 63
11. 4 Edward the Confessor and the Succession Question 77
12. 5 Edith, Edward’s Wife and Queen 119
13. 6 Edward the Confessor’s Westminster Abbey 139
14. 7 New Glimpses of Edward the Confessor’s Abbey at Westminster 151
15. 8 Craftsmen and Administrators in the Building of the Confessor’s Abbey 168
16. 9 The Sanctity and Canonisation of Edward the Confessor 173
17. Bibliography 187
18. Index 195