The Heads of Religious Houses
The Heads of Religious Houses
This book is the continuation of Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940-1216, edited by David Knowles, C. N. L. Brooke and Vera London (1972). It continues the lists from 1216 to 1377, arranged by order: the Benedictine houses; the Cluniacs; the Grandmontines; the Cistercians; the Carthusians; the Augustinian canons; the Premonstratensians; the Gilbertine order; the Trinitarian houses; the Bonhommes; and the nuns. An introduction discusses the nature, use, and history of the lists and examines critically the sources on which they are based.
- A standard reference work for medieval ecclesiastical and social historians
- Uses a wide range of ecclesiastical and secular archival sources
- The long-awaited sequel to the classic book Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940–1216 (1972)
Reviews & endorsements
"...the two volumes form an instrument invaluable not merely for the elucidation of the history of religious houses but also for an enhanced understanding of the entire society of which they were such an important element..." SPECULUM
"All concerned in the production of the present volume, the Cambridge University Press, its copy editor, and most especially the editors, are to be warmly congratulated." Catholic Historical Review
"This volume is a research contribution and tool of major magnitude." Medieval Prosopography
Product details
November 2006Paperback
9780521028486
800 pages
233 × 157 × 40 mm
1.114kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Manuscript sources cited
- Printed books and articles cited, with abbreviated references
- Other abbreviations
- Introduction
- Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 1216–1377:
- 1. The Benedictine houses
- 2. The Cluniac houses
- 3. The Grandmontine houses
- 4. The Cistercian houses
- 5. The Carthusian houses
- 6. The Augustinian canons
- 7. The Premonstratensian canons
- 8. The Gilbertine canons and nuns
- 9. The Trinitarian houses
- 10. Monasteries of Bonhommes
- 11. Unidentified order and uncertain status
- 12. The nuns
- Index of heads
- Index of religious houses.
