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Abbatial Authority and the Writing of History in the Middle Ages
How, why, and by whom was history written in medieval European monasteries? Benjamin Pohl investigates the communities' abbots or abbesses as prolific authors, patrons, commissioners, project managers, and facilitators of historical narratives; transforming our understanding of the writing of history in this fascinating period of Europe's history.
Acts of David II (1329-1371)
The Acts of David II (1329-1371).
The Abbots and Priors of Late Medieval and Reformation England
The importance of the medieval abbot needs no particular emphasis. The monastic superiors of late medieval England ruled over thousands of monks and canons, who swore to them vows of obedience; they were prominent figures in royal and church government; and collectively they controlled properties worth around double the Crown's annual ordinary income. Moreover, as guardians of regular observance and the primary interface between their monastery and the wider world, abbots and priors were pivotal to the effective functioning and well-being of the monastic order. The Abbots and Priors of Late Medieval and Reformation England provides the first detailed study of English male monastic superiors,...
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