A History of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, 1182-1256: Samson of Tottington to Edmund of Walpole

by Antonia Gransden

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843833247
• ISBN13: 9781843833246
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 2.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"