A History of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, 1257-1301 : Simon of Luton and John of Northwold /: Simon of Luton and John of Northwold. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Antonia Gransden.
• Authors: Gransden, Antonia
• Contents: The Abbots, Simon of Luton and John of Northwold; Abbot Simon of Luton's Early Problems; Repercussions on the Abbey of the Barons' War; Record-Keeping and the Codification of Customs; Relations between Abbot Simon and the Convent; John of Northwold's Early Problems and Reforms; St Edmunds and the Crown - Introduction; St Edmunds' Mint; Interaction and Co-operation with the Crown; The Abbey and Edward I; The Abbey's Influential Friends; William of Hoo, Sacrist 1280-94; Debt and its Causes; Retrenchment and Reform; Loss and Recovery; Taxes and other Financial Impositions; The Town and Trade; Estate Management; Abbatial Vacancies: Problems and Solutions; Religious Life under Abbot Simon; Religious Life under Abbot John; The Monks' Intellectual and Cultural Life under Abbot Simon; The Monks as Chroniclers and Historians under Abbot John; Afterword - The Deaths of Abbots Simon and John; Appendix I: The identity of the abbot's justices, Henry of Guildford and Henry of Shenholt [in 1287]; Appendix II: The monks' dietary regime; their food and drink; Select List of the Registers and Customaries Cited; Select Bibliography
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge : Boydell Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (405 pages)
• Subjects: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General; RELIGION / History; History of religion; Christian communities & monasticism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782045090; 1782045090
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.