Title Late medieval monasteries and their patrons : England and Wales, c.1300-1540 / Karen Stöber

Published Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 285 pages) : illustrations Series Studies in the history of medieval religion ; v. 29 Studies in the history of medieval religion ; v. 29. Contents Monasticism and patronage in England and Wales: continuity and change -- Manifestations of monastic patronage in the later Middle Ages -- The burial preferences of monastic patrons in the later Middle Ages -- The monastic patronage of five noble families -- Patrons at the dissolution Summary This book challenges the orthodox view that lay patronage of monasteries dwindled in significance throughout the middle ages. Lay patronage of religious houses remained of considerable importance during the late medieval period; but this is the first full-length study dedicated to the subject. Based on a wide range of medieval documentary sources, including wills, monastic registers, inquisitions post mortem, cartularies and episcopal registers, this book traces the descent of these later patrons and assesses their activities, in particular their bequests and benefactions, their involvement in the affairs of their houses, and their burials in the conventual churches; and it argues that the ties which bound the two parties together, whether amicable, indifferent or abusive, continued right up until the Dissolution brought monastic life in England and Wales to an end. KAREN SToÌBER is a Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Aberystwyth Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Monasteries -- England -- History Monasteries -- Wales -- History Patronage, Ecclesiastical -- England -- History Patronage, Ecclesiastical -- Wales -- History Monastic and religious life -- England -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 Monastic and religious life -- Wales -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations. RELIGION -- History. Monasteries Monastic and religious life -- Middle Ages Patronage, Ecclesiastical Kloosters. Patronage. Middeleeuwen. England Wales Engeland. Wales. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781846155628 1846155622

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