Thursday, September 15, 2011

Was Cnut a True Christian, or Just a Shrewd Politician?

Courtesy of Medievalists.net: "The Christian church, which had been an integral part of the political and national life of England when Cnut became king in 1016, must have been uncomfortable with a foreign conqueror whose Christian antecedents were suspect." The full article may be read here. 

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