Royalty could use their affiliation to such cults in order to claim legitimacy against competitors to the throne .
In the Kingdom of Kent , saints ' cults were typically located at abbeys which were also royal vills and therefore centres of royal administration .
Royalty could use saints ' affiliation to such cults in order to claim legitimacy against competitors to the throne .
In the Kingdom of Kent , saints ' cults were typically located at abbeys which were also royal vills and therefore centres of royal administration .