The Monastic Order in England
A History of its Development from the Times of St Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council 940–1216

This book was originally published in 1940 and was quickly recognised as a scholarly classic and masterpiece of historical literature.

Dom David Knowles (Author)

9780521548083, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 29 January 2004

808 pages
23.3 x 15.8 x 4.1 cm, 1.126 kg

The Monastic Order in England by Dom David Knowles was originally published in 1940 and was quickly recognised as a scholarly classic and masterpiece of historical literature. It covers the period from about 940, when St Dunstan inaugurated the monastic reform by becoming abbot of Glastonbury, to the early thirteenth century. Its core is a marvellous narrative and detailed analysis of monasticism in twelfth-century England, brilliantly set in the continental background of all the monastic movements of the day - with a vivid evocation of Anselm, Ailred, Henry of Blois and a host of other central figures. Dom David himself brought this second edition up to date in 1963.

Part I. Historical: 1. Introductory
2. 940–1066
3. 1066–1100
4. 1100–1135
5. 1135–1175
6. 1175–1216
Part II. Institutional: 7. The interior polity of the black monks
8. The work and influence of the monks
9. The external relations of the monastery
10. The white monks
11. Monastic discipline
12. Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], British & Irish history [HBJD1]