Heale, Martin, 1974-

The abbots and priors of late medieval and Reformation England / Martin Heale. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first extended history of the men who presided over medieval England's monasteries, examining monastic structures, lifestyles, and public relations. Heale explores how monastic roles evolved through the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries to the Dissolution of the monasteries, when monastic superiors surrendered their houses to Henry VIII.

Specialized.

9780191772221 (ebook) : No price


Abbots--History.--England
Priories--History.--England
Monasticism and religious orders--History--England--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Monasticism and religious orders--History--England--16th century.


England--Church history--1066-1485.
England--Church history--1485-

BX2592

271.09420902