Monasteries and Society in the British Isles in the Later Middle Ages

In recent years there has been an increasing interest in the history of the numerous houses of monks, canons and nuns which existed in the medieval British Isles, considering them in their wider socio-cultural-economic context; historians are now questioning some of the older assumptions about monastic life in the later Middle Ages, and setting new approaches and new agenda. The present volume reflects these new trends. Its fifteen chapters assess...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843833867
• ISBN13: 9781843833864
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"