Edward the Confessor
Americannoun
noun
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Even Mahony didn’t have a case as preposterous as that of John Lenihan, a popular priest at St. Edward the Confessor in Dana Point.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
It replaced an original crown believed to date back to the 11th century Anglo-Saxon king of England, Edward the Confessor.
From Reuters • May 5, 2023
The original is thought to date back to Edward the Confessor, the 11th Century royal saint who was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon king of England.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2022
That constancy should earn Elizabeth a royal epithet like those of her predecessors such as William the Conqueror, Edward the Confessor and Alfred the Great, said royal historian Hugo Vickers.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022
The standard of Edward the Confessor was azure a cross flor� between five martlets, or.
From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew
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