Monasteries and Society in the British Isles

New essays on the monastic life in the later middle ages show that far from being in decline, it remained rich and vibrant.

The social networks of late medieval Welsh monasteries	p. 11
Cistercian hospitality in the later Middle Ages
Cistercians and border conflicts : some comparisons between the experiences of Scotland and Pomerania	p. 49
'Not a thing for a stranger to enter upon' : the selection of monastic superiors in late medieval and Tudor England	p. 51
Patronage, prestige and politics : the observant Franciscans at Adare	p. 71
The Augustinian priory of Wombridge and its benefactors in the later Middle Ages	p. 83
The rising price of piety in the later Middle Ages	p. 95
Looking for medieval nuns	p. 113
'Quhat say ye now, my lady priores? How have ye usit your office, can ye ges?' : politics, power and realities of the office of a prioress in her community in late medieval Scotland	p. 124
Monasteries and secular education in late medieval England	p. 145
'Make straight in the desert a highway for our God' : Carthusians and community in late medieval England	p. 168
Early Franciscan legislation and lay society	p. 183
The Austin Friars in late medieval Canterbury : negotiating spaces	p. 197
Monasteries in medieval Cornwall : mediocrity or merit?	p. 213
Monasteries and society in sixteenth-century Yorkshire : the last years of Roche Abbey	p. 229
Index of Religious Houses mentioned in the text	p. 241
Index	p. 249
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Monasteries and Society in the British Isles in the Later Middle Ages

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