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'Sanctity and Lordship in Twelfth-Century England: Saint Albans, Durham, and the Cult of Saint Oswine, King and Martyr'

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'Sanctity and Lordship in Twelfth-Century England: Saint Albans, Durham, and the Cult of Saint Oswine, King and Martyr'. / Hayward, Paul Antony.
In: Viator, Vol. 30, 1999, p. 105-144.

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Hayward, PA 1999, ''Sanctity and Lordship in Twelfth-Century England: Saint Albans, Durham, and the Cult of Saint Oswine, King and Martyr'', Viator, vol. 30, pp. 105-144. https://doi.org/10.1484/J.VIATOR.2.300831

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Hayward, P. A. (1999). 'Sanctity and Lordship in Twelfth-Century England: Saint Albans, Durham, and the Cult of Saint Oswine, King and Martyr'. Viator, 30, 105-144. https://doi.org/10.1484/J.VIATOR.2.300831

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Hayward PA. 'Sanctity and Lordship in Twelfth-Century England: Saint Albans, Durham, and the Cult of Saint Oswine, King and Martyr'. Viator. 1999;30:105-144. doi: 10.1484/J.VIATOR.2.300831

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Hayward, Paul Antony. / 'Sanctity and Lordship in Twelfth-Century England: Saint Albans, Durham, and the Cult of Saint Oswine, King and Martyr'. In: Viator. 1999 ; Vol. 30. pp. 105-144.

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