The Church and Vale of Evesham, 700-1215: Lordship, Landscape and Prayer

by David Cox

"Provides a fine contribution to the rich history of the region, showing Evesham's place in the life of the medieval kingdom of England." Professor Ann Williams. In c.701, a minster was founded in the lower Avon Valley on a deserted promontory called Evesham. Over the next five hundred years it became a Benedictine abbey and turned the Vale of Evesham into a federation of Christian communities. A landscape of scattered farms grew into one of open...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783270772
• ISBN13: 9781783270774
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"