E-raamat: Abbots and Priors of Late Medieval and Reformation England

This detailed, well-written and magisterial study of monastic superiors, abbots and priors in late mediaeval and Reformation England transforms our understanding of the subject. It is a significant addition to the literature on mediaeval English monasticism and clarifies many obscure corners. It takes a refreshingly clear look at a neglected subject and shows the ways in which the role, and even the character, of the monastic superior developed and changed in the generations before the Dissolution of the Monasteries. * Dom Aidan Bellenger OSB, Ecclesiastical Law Journal * This beautifully produced book is a study of the role of heads of male monastic houses in England and Wales between the early fourteenth century and c. 1580, taking account of the evidence for all orders and of all sizes of house, in as far as this is possible... This book fills very successfully a gap in the existing scholarship, for there has not hitherto been such an overview as it provides either for England or the Continent. * Lynda Rollason (Durham University), Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies Vol.6 * An ample and structured Select Bibliography, along with an Index of People and Places and an Index of Subjects, the former with substantial coverage, complete a very competent and stimulating contribution whose thoroughness merits respect and careful digestion. * Anthony Ward, Revue dhistoire ecclésiastique * Heale's remarkable book fills a gap in the historiography of the monastic superior in medieval England, condensing a cast body of documentary evidence and case studies of individual abbots into an eminently readable overview. * Euan C. Roger, Parliamentary History. October 2017 No quote 27/10/2017 * This is a valuable book, contributing a plethora of detailed information * Lucy Beckett, Times Literary Supplement * The Abbots and Priors of Late Medieval and Reformation England is to be much admired for its broad scope, deep learning, and provocative conclusions. It will inevitably, and deservedly, become the standard work on this subject. * Dr Katherine Harvey, Reviews in History * This is a distinguished and substantial contribution not only to monastic and religious history, but to the social history of England, in an age when the clergy were as important a part of society as the laity. * Dr Nicholas Orme, Church Times * Martin Heale has written an excellent book. * Virginia Bainbridge, Sehepunkte * an excellent, broad survey of the critical roles of abbots and priors in monastic houses during this era of profound change ... Highly recommended. * CHOICE * Ultimately [ ...] this is a comprehensive book written with great skill, care and attention. It will be of interest to specialist and lay readers alike, but will be particularly welcomed by students of late medieval religious culture and the Reformation, both undergraduate and postgraduate, who have lacked a comparable volume of this scope and accessibility. * David Harry, The Ricardian *