Preface
Æthelred and Ecgwine
A land of promise
A waiting people
Ecgwine and the first abbots
Decay and revival
On the defensive
Abbot Ælfweard and King Cnut
Abbot Manni, the town, and the Vale
Abbot Æthelwig
A new regime
God's work
The estates under threat
Protecting the future
Interested parties
Order and governance
Economic realities
Investment
Worship
Learning and writing
Religious buildings
Collapse and renewal
Afterword
Appendix
Select bibliography
DAVID COX, PhD, FSA, was formerly Editor of the Victoria History of Shropshire and Lecturer in History at Keele University, UK.
This enjoyable study gives us not only an authoritative and most
informative history of Evesham Abbey to 1215 but also a valuable
overview of the medieval origins of the landscape of the borough of
Evesham and the surrounding Vale.
*EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE*
Provides students, academics and general readers with an
accessible, interesting and scholarly account of Evesham Abbey.
*HISTORY*
A valuable addition to Studies in the History of Medieval Religion
published by Boydell Press, Cox skillfully blends chronology with a
thematic approach in his book . interesting and scholarly . People
interested in medieval or monastic history will appreciate this
book.
*AMERICAN BENEDICTINE REVIEW*
An interesting and scholarly book which chronicles the humble
beginnings of a monastery which interacted with and influenced the
social and economic life of the local area . People interested in
medieval or monastic history will appreciate this book.
*SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL*
This is a thorough historical study of one of the most important
medieval abbeys in the West Midlands, usefully set against the
region's political history.
*LANDSCAPE HISTORY*
Essential reading for all interested in the history of Evesham and
of religion in the diocese of Worcester.
*WORCESTERSHIRE RECORDER*
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