The Holy Blood
Subtitle: King Henry III and the Westminster Blood Relic
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780521026604
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500; The historical Jesus; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Religion - Church History; Europe - General; History; History: World; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Antiquities & Archaeology; Christian Theology - Christology; Christianity - History - General; History / Europe / General; Jesus Christ--Relics--History of doctrines; Religion / Church History; Religion-Antiquities & Archaeology; Religion-Christianity - Theology - Christology; Christianity - Theology - Christology
First sentence: In his Chronica majora, Matthew Paris supplies us with an eye-witness account of a ceremony conducted by King Henry III at Westminster on Sunday, 13 October 1247, the feast of the translation of the relics of St Edward the Confessor.