The Dependent Priories of Medieval English Monasteries

by Martin Heale

A history of the 140 or so daughter houses of English monasteries, considering the reasons for their foundation and their everyday life.

Although hundreds of dependent priories were founded across medieval Europe, they remain little studied and much misunderstood. Usually dismissed as just administrative units, many were in fact genuine religious houses set up forspiritual reasons. This study charts for the first time the history of the 140...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184383054X
• ISBN13: 9781843830542
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.6"