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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.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1447157 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 798 pages

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'... these two volumes constitute a major contribution to the grand and continuing project of unlocking the Middle Ages.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'The invaluable volumes are astonishing compilations of information ... No one working in English or Welsh medieval monastic history, and Cistercian history in particular, can afford to be without access to these fundamental volumes, and we can only be grateful to the compilers for providing us with such invaluable tools and such a rich mine of information.' Citeaux Commentarii Cistercienses

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"...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