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A History of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, 1182-1256 - Samson of Tottington to Edmund of Walpole (Hardcover)
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A History of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, 1182-1256 - Samson of Tottington to Edmund of Walpole (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion
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St Edmund's Abbey was one of the most highly privileged and
wealthiest religious houses in medieval England, one closely
involved with the central government; its history is an integral
part of English history. This book (the first of two volumes)
offers a magisterial and comprehensive account of the Abbey during
the thirteenth century, based primarily on evidence in the abbey's
records (over 40 registers survive). The careers of the abbots,
beginning with the great Samson, provide the chronological
structure; separate chapters study various aspects of their rule,
such as their relations with the convent, the abbey's internal and
external administration and its relations with its tenants and
neighbours, with the king and the central government. Chapters are
also devoted to the monks' religious, cultural and intellectual
life, to their writings, book collection and archives. Appendices
focus on the mid-thirteenth century accounts which give a unique
and detailed picture of the organisation and economy of St Edmunds'
estates in West Suffolk, and on the abbey's watermills and
windmills. Professor ANTONIA GRANSDEN is former Reader at the
University of Nottingham.
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