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political martyrdom in late medieval England
Mapping martyrdom -- Martyrdom in religious ideas and practices -- Martyrdom between orthodoxy and heterodoxy -- Metaphorical use of martyrdom -- Thomas Earl of Lancaster : Christ's knight -- From condemnation to cure : cult chronology -- Lancastrian affinities -- Chivalry -- Justice and injustice -- Archbishop Richard Scrope : shepherd of the people -- Cult chronology : saint or martyr? -- The bishop's roles -- Scrope and the city of York -- King Henry VI : glory of innocence -- Cult chronology : from Chertsey to Windsor -- Posthumous popularity -- Royal imagery -- Protector against the plague -- Patron of learning -- A holy innocent -- The political idiom of suffering -- A death worth a martyr's crown : other martyrs and their cults -- Kings -- Bishops -- Barons -- Conclusion -- Cult creation -- Cult purposes -- Martyrdom : 'old' versus 'new'? -- Shared and distinctive traits -- The English church.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [133]-192) and index.