The Abbots and Priors of Late Medieval and Reformation England

by Martin Heale

The importance of the medieval abbot needs no particular emphasis. The monastic superiors of late medieval England ruled over thousands of monks and canons, who swore to them vows of obedience; they were prominent figures in royal and church government; and collectively they controlled properties worth around double the Crown's annual ordinary income. Moreover, as guardians of regular observance and the primary interface between their monastery and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198702531
• ISBN13: 9780198702535
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"