Detailed investigation into a transitional period of the Abbey's
history, covering the whole community. This book surveys the
monastic community at Westminster from the time when Edward the
Confessor [1042-1066] adopted it as his burial church down to the
end of the reign of king John. Originating according to legend
during the Roman occupation, the West Minster was converted from a
little collegiate church into a Benedictine monastery around 970.
However, the growth of its significance largely dates from its
massive endowment by king Edward, who commissioned a lavish
rebuilding of the abbey church, a focal point in his programme of
monarchical propaganda. Dr Mason covers every aspect of the abbey
community in detail examining the careers of the abbots and priors,
whilst ensuring that lesser figures are not neglected: monks;
craftsmen; lay servants; the personnel of the royal court who were
closely associated with the abbey. The author also considers the
community's dealings with the growing ecclesiastical bureaucracy;
the management of its properties, including its parochial churches;
and its relationship with other religious houses. Dr EMMA MASON
teaches in the Department of History, Birkbeck College.
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