Edward the Confessor more war-like figure of St George, and in 1348 he established the Order of the Garter with St George as its patron. It was located at Windsor Castle, and its chapel of St Edward the Confessor was re-dedicated to St George, who was acclaimed in 1351 as patron of the English race. Edward was never a popular saint, but he was important to the Norman dynasty, which claimed to be the successor of Edward as the last legitimate Anglo-Saxon king. The shrine of Saint Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey remains where it was after the final translation of his
The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus is Terry Goodkind's 15th novel. The book is set centuries prior to the main "Sword of Truth" series. It is the first book that is self-published by Terry Goodkind. Apart from 300 individually-numbered copies of a Limited Collector's Edition it was originally exclusively available as E-book and Audiobook. As of July 2015, it was published by TOR Fantasy in hardcover format, and is now available in stores. The novel was the first one self-published by Goodkind in only digital versions. Available in multiple digital