Antonia Gransden

A History of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, 1182-1256

Samson of Tottington to Edmund of Walpole

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Definitive history of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds during a crucial period in its history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 166mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 1034g
• ISBN-13: 9781843833246
• ISBN-10: 1843833247
• Artikelnr.: 22594179

Inhaltsangabe

Samson's biographer, Jocelin of Brackland (de Brakelond), and his work
Samson's early life and career Samson's election to the abbacy The early
years of Samson's abbacy and reform of estate management Conflict with the
government Relations with the town of Bury St Edmunds Samson and secular
law Samson and the knights of St Edmund Relations with the Angevin kings
Samson and the papacy Samson as a builder Religious and intellectual life
under Samson Samson's death and burial The vacancy, 1211-1215, and election
of Hugh of Northwold The Abbots 1215-1256 Observance of the Rule of St
Benedict Learning Books Buildings St Edmunds' liberties and the crown Henry
III and the cult of St Edmund Abbreviations and Select bibliography Index