Westminster Abbey and Its People C.1050-C.1216

by Emma Mason and Emma Mason

This book surveys the monastic community at Westminster from the time when Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) adopted it as his burial church to the end of the reign of king John, tracing its history and development and studying its most notable personalities in detail. Originating according to legend during the Roman occupation, the West Minster was converted from a little collegiate church into a Benedictine monastery around 970. However, the growth...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851153968
• ISBN13: 9780851153964
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"