Gransden A History of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, 1257-1301

Simon of Luton and John of Northwold
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78204-509-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 42, 405 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion

Completes what will become the definitive history of the abbey of Bury St Edmunds in the thirteenth century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gransden, Antonia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Abbots, Simon of Luton and John of Northwold
Abbot Simon of Luton's Early Problems
Repercussions on the Abbey of the Barons' War
Record-Keeping and the Codification of Customs
Relations between Abbot Simon and the Convent
John of Northwold's Early Problems and Reforms
St Edmunds and the Crown - Introduction
St Edmunds' Mint
Interaction and Co-operation with the Crown
The Abbey and Edward I
The Abbey's Influential Friends
William of Hoo, Sacrist 1280-94
Debt and its Causes
Retrenchment and Reform
Loss and Recovery
Taxes and other Financial Impositions
The Town and Trade
Estate Management
Abbatial Vacancies: Problems and Solutions
Religious Life under Abbot Simon
Religious Life under Abbot John
The Monks' Intellectual and Cultural Life under Abbot Simon
The Monks as Chroniclers and Historians under Abbot John
Afterword - The Deaths of Abbots Simon and John
Appendix I: The identity of the abbot's justices, Henry of Guildford and Henry of Shenholt [in 1287]
Appendix II: The monks' dietary regime; their food and drink
Select List of the Registers and Customaries Cited
Select Bibliography