Pilgrim Badges
Pilgrim badges were sold in the medieval period as souvenirs of pilgrimage. All of the badges below are accurate copies of surviving pewter artefacts. For information on the history of pilgrim badges please refer to the ‘History’ section of the website. Devotional badges are also included in this section.
P56 Edward the Confessor Pilgrim badge.
Badges depicting the crowned bust of a king seem to have become particularly popular from the late 14th century; the time when King Richard II was actively promoting Westminster Abbey’s cult of St Edward the Confessor. Edward had been extraordinarily pious in life and had gained a reputation for miraculous healing. Prior to the rise of the cult of St George, St Edward was regarded as England’s patron saint, alongside St Edmund.
Late 14th century.
23mm
Late 14th century.
23mm
Price:
£6.00
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