Edmund The Martyr Collection

Banner and poem, c15th century, (1840). Facsimile of a banner attributed to St Edmund, king of the West Saxons (841-870 AD), and a poetical description of the devices represented upon them

Representation of Saint Richard (of Chichester) (1197-1253) (also known as St Edmund of Canterbury)
ELD4910880 Representation of Saint Richard (of Chichester) (1197-1253) (also known as St Edmund of Canterbury, or St Edmund of Abingdon)

Representation of Saint Edmund of Canterbury (saint edme) welcomed by the King of France Louis IX
ELD4916072 Representation of Saint Edmund of Canterbury (saint edme) welcomed by the King of France Louis IX. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Richard II of England (1367-1400) kneels in prayer with his patron saints Saint Edmond (East Anglia, martyr 869)
NWI4945864 Richard II of England (1367-1400) kneels in prayer with his patron saints Saint Edmond (East Anglia, martyr 869)

The Worship of the Lamb, design for a stained glass window at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, 1865 (pencil on paper)
BIR185842 The Worship of the Lamb, design for a stained glass window at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, 1865 (pencil on paper) by Burne-Jones

The Parish Church of St. Edmund the King in Lombard Street, c. 1750 (engraving)
1071388 The Parish Church of St. Edmund the King in Lombard Street, c.1750 (engraving) by Cole, Benjamin (1697-1783); 23.8125x9.207518415x cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes, 20 November 869 AD, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485
984717 Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes, 20 November 869 AD, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485, pub

St Edmund, Biship of Canterbury, while studying at Paris, was tormented by a very beautiful young woman (engraving)
1094569 St Edmund, Biship of Canterbury, while studying at Paris, was tormented by a very beautiful young woman (engraving) by English School

St Edmunds College: Seal of St Edmund (b / w photo)
7148895 St Edmunds College: Seal of St Edmund (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seal of St Edmund)

S Leonard;s Edmund;s Hugh (engraving)
7182250s Leonard;s Edmund;s Hugh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.:s Leonard;s Edmund;s Hugh)

St Edmunds College: Shrine of St Edmund (b / w photo)
7155577 St Edmunds College: Shrine of St Edmund (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shrine of St Edmund)

St Edmund Hall (b / w photo)
3631360 St Edmund Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Edmund Hall)

The Abbey of St Edmund, before the dissolution of the monasteries (lithograph)
5999428 The Abbey of St Edmund, before the dissolution of the monasteries (lithograph) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Abbey of St Edmund)

Postcard of Westminster Abbey (photo)
603617 Postcard of Westminster Abbey (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postcard with an image of tombs in the Chapel of St Edmund, in Westminster Abbey)

West view of St Edmunds Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London (coloured engraving)
603190 West view of St Edmunds Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London (coloured engraving) by Pugin, Augustus Charles (1762-1832); Private Collection; (add.info.: West view of St Edmunds Chapel)

The translation of the remains of St Edmund (photo)
605131 The translation of the remains of St Edmund (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The translation of the remains of St Edmund)

St. Edmund Hall (photo)
669155 St. Edmund Hall (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St. Edmund Hall. Photograph from Pictures in Colour of Oxford (Jarrold)

Ruins of the Abbey of St Edmund at Bury (engraving)
2811277 Ruins of the Abbey of St Edmund at Bury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of the Abbey of St Edmund at Bury)

Heraldry, Banners, etc (colour litho)
2796419 Heraldry, Banners, etc (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heraldry, Banners, etc)

St Edmunds Shrine, Hunstanton (colour photo)
3093282 St Edmunds Shrine, Hunstanton (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Edmunds Shrine, Hunstanton)

Pontigny Abbey (engraving)
1589248 Pontigny Abbey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pontigny Abbey. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 5 September 1874)

Birth of St Edmund, 1433
LLM457971 Birth of St Edmund, 1433 by Shaw, Henry (1800-73); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birth of St Edmund, 1433. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations (Henry G Bohn, 1858)

Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, threatening King Henry III with excommunication, 1234 (engraving)
3647323 Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury, threatening King Henry III with excommunication, 1234 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmund Rich)

King Edmund (colour litho)
3643313 King Edmund (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Edmund. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Iceni (b / w photo)
3643310 The Iceni (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Iceni. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Bird s-Eye View of Oxford, 1894 (engraving)
1048341 Bird s-Eye View of Oxford, 1894 (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird s-Eye View of Oxford, 1894)

Sweyn, King of the Danes (colour litho)
3643312 Sweyn, King of the Danes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweyn, King of the Danes. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds (engraving)
3655896 The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Abbey of Bury St Edmund s)

The Hospital of St Petronilla at Bury (engraving)
2811222 The Hospital of St Petronilla at Bury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hospital of St Petronilla at Bury)

The Translation of the Remains of St Edmund, the Cathedral at Westminster in which the Relics of the King-Martyr will
1628968 The Translation of the Remains of St Edmund, the Cathedral at Westminster in which the Relics of the King-Martyr will be enshrined (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Chapel and Library (engraving)
3631430 Chapel and Library (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapel and Library)

Richard II with his three protectors, St John the Baptist, St Edmund, and St Edward the Confessor
3635768 Richard II with his three protectors, St John the Baptist, St Edmund, and St Edward the Confessor, from an ancient diptych, now at Wilton

Norman Tower, Bury St Edmund s, Suffolk (colour litho)
2794221 Norman Tower, Bury St Edmund s, Suffolk (colour litho) by Cooper, Alfred Heaton (1864-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norman Tower, Bury St Edmund s, Suffolk)

Banner attributed to St Edmund, King of the West Saxons (colour litho)
6029639 Banner attributed to St Edmund, King of the West Saxons (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banner attributed to St Edmund)

Pilgrims at the Shrine of St Edmund of Canterbury, in the Abbey Church of Pontigny (engraving)
1589254 Pilgrims at the Shrine of St Edmund of Canterbury, in the Abbey Church of Pontigny (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Churches of St Swithin, Cannon Street, St Edmund the King, Lombard Street and St Nicholas Cole Abbey
983916 Churches of St Swithin, Cannon Street, St Edmund the King, Lombard Street and St Nicholas Cole Abbey, Old Fish Street (engraving) by English School

View of Oxford (engraving)
1099606 View of Oxford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Oxford. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Harvest Festival Service in the Church of St Edmund the King and Martyr, Lombard Street, City (engraving)
1049398 Harvest Festival Service in the Church of St Edmund the King and Martyr, Lombard Street, City (engraving) by English School

Commencement of the Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds Railway (engraving)
1095764 Commencement of the Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commencement of the Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds Railway)

Remains of the Monastery, Bury St Edmunds (engraving)
3638587 Remains of the Monastery, Bury St Edmunds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Remains of the Monastery, Bury St Edmund s. Loose engraving)

Martyrdom of St. Edmund by the Danes (engraving)
664891 Martyrdom of St. Edmund by the Danes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martyrdom of St. Edmund by the Danes)

St Edmunds Hall
LLM462376 St Edmunds Hall by Matthison, William (1854-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Edmunds Hall. Illustration for Oxford (Alden, c 1910). Postcard-size images.); © Look and Learn

St Edmunds Church, Christiania (engraving)
1596789 St Edmunds Church, Christiania (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Edmunds Church, Christiania)

Remains of the Monastery, Bury St Edmund s, Suffolk (engraving)
3649101 Remains of the Monastery, Bury St Edmund s, Suffolk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Remains of the Monastery, Bury St Edmund s, Suffolk)

Old Chapel of St Edmund, Gateshead, 1783 (engraving)
3654663 Old Chapel of St Edmund, Gateshead, 1783 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Chapel of St Edmund, Gateshead, 1783)

St Edmunds Church, Southwold (b / w photo)
3093912 St Edmunds Church, Southwold (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Edmunds Church, Southwold)

Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes, 9th Century (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes, 1864. In 869, the Great Heathen Army advanced on East Anglia and the kingdom was devastated

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"Edmund the Martyr: A Tale of Courage and Devotion" In the bustling streets of 15th century England, a banner proudly displayed the name "Edmund the Martyr, " capturing the essence of a legendary figure whose story resonated through time. This captivating tale unfolded in various forms, from poems to stained glass windows, leaving an indelible mark on history. One such depiction was found in St Edmund Hall at Oxford University in 1865. A delicate pencil sketch showcased "The Worship of the Lamb, " illustrating Edmund's unwavering faith amidst adversity. The intricate design mirrored his steadfast devotion that inspired generations to come. Traveling back even further, we delve into a vellum manuscript from 1434-39 known as Harley 2278 f. Here, King Alkmund greeted Queen Siware under a breathtaking miniature painting—a testament to Saint Edmund's revered status among saints and royalty alike. A glimpse into London's past reveals an engraving from around 1750 depicting The Parish Church of St. Edmund the King in Lombard Street—an architectural marvel dedicated to this valiant martyr. Its grandeur stood as a tribute to his sacrifice and everlasting legacy. History tells us that on November 20th, 869 AD, Saint Edmund met his tragic fate at the hands of Danish invaders—a moment immortalized through vivid lithography published in London during 1863. This chilling image serves as a reminder of his bravery against overwhelming odds. But it wasn't just battles that defined him; tales also emerged about St. Edmund's encounters with temptation during his studies at Paris—depicted poignantly through an intriguing engraving showcasing torment by a beautiful young woman who tested his resolve. Fast forward to early twentieth-century Britain where Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation presented another lithographic portrayal—this time showing St Edmund slain by Danish forces in 870 AD.