An unrealized cult? Hagiography and Norman ducal genealogy in twelfth-century England
Ilya Afanasyev
This article traces the adoption and ideological uses of image pious Norman dukes in four consecutive hagiographical texts written twelfth-century England. While this is a well-known topos earlier tradition, its reception England has been neglected existing scholarship. The also examines further evidence an interest under Henry II, focusing on translation remains Richard I II at Fécamp Normandy 1162 discussing whether dukes' official cult could have established. conclusion situates material general context development cults lay rulers Europe sheds light interplay between hagiography, historical memory politics time.
Historical Research