Lives of Edward the Confessor is a historical book written by Henry Richards Luard and published in 1858. The book is a detailed account of the life and reign of Edward the Confessor, who ruled England from 1042 to 1066. The author provides a comprehensive description of the political, social, and religious climate of the time, and how it affected Edward's reign.Luard's book is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the life of Edward the...