Religious Patronage in Anglo-Norman England, 1066-1135

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-1-84383-635-3
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 280 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Reihe: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series

Anglo-Norman aristocratic patronage of Anglo-Saxon monasteries in post-Conquest England examined.

Although the Norman Conquest of 1066 swept away most of the secular and ecclesiastical leaders of pre-Conquest England, it held some positive aspects for English society, such as its effects on Anglo-Saxon monastic foundations, which this study explores. The first part deals in depth with five individual case studies (Abingdon, Gloucester, Bury St Edmunds, St Albans and St Augustine's, Canterbury) as well as Fenland and other houses, showing how despite mixed fortunes the major houses survived to become the richest in England. The second part places the experiences of the houses in the context of structural changes in religious patronage as well as within the social and political nexus of the Anglo-Norman realm. Dr Cownie analyses the pattern of gifts to religious houses on both sides of the Channel, looking at the reasons why they were made.

EMMA COWNIE gained her Ph.D. from the University of Wales at Cardiff.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cownie, Emma

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Christliche Orden und Vereinigungen, Ordensgeschichte, Mönchstum

Über Autor(innen)

EMMA COWNIE gained her Ph.D. from the University of Wales at Cardiff.