The Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales

Hugh Willmott (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

220 Seiten

2020
Equinox Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78179-954-3 (ISBN)

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This book provides a timely and original overview of the Dissolution of the Monasteries and its longer term affects on the social and physical landscape of England and Wales during the decades that followed. Combining for the first time the full wealth of archaeological evidence gathered over the last century with the established documentary sources, it takes a more nuanced approach to the understanding of an event that has polarised debates ever since the 16th century. The book examines the most immediate and destructive outcomes of the Dissolution, such the ruination and asset stripping of religious property and the dispersal of monastic lands. However, it also presents its longer term, albeit often unexpected, outcomes such as the creation of economic opportunities for individual entrepreneurs and civic authorities, the stimulation of new forms of polite architecture, and the development of previously unimagined leisure landscapes. It concludes that whilst the Dissolution had devastating impact upon those in religious orders, its lasting legacy was the remarkable preservation of the country's medieval Christian heritage through the monuments and archaeological sites that remain to this day in every area of the country. Whilst primarily focusing on archaeological material, the book also encompasses a range of diverse historical sources. It is aimed at students and scholars seeking an introduction to the main debates surrounding the Dissolution, as well as providing original in-depth case studies to illustrate these.

Hugh Willmott is Senior Lecturer in European Historical Archaeology at the University of Sheffield.

1Introduction

2Monastic England and Wales at the Dissolution

3The Destruction and Asset Stripping of the Religious Houses

4The Dispersal and Acquisition of Monastic Property

5Avenues for Common Opportunity

6The Conversion to Domestic Use

7New Landscapes of Leisure

8Concluding Remarks

Erscheinungsdatum	08.07.2020
Reihe/Serie	Studies in the Archaeology of Medieval Europe
Zusatzinfo	98 black and white and colour images
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	535 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-78179-954-7 / 1781799547
ISBN-13	978-1-78179-954-3 / 9781781799543
Zustand	Neuware