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Dover Priory Charles Reginald Haines

Dover Priory By Charles Reginald Haines

Dover Priory by Charles Reginald Haines

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Originally published in 1930, this book gives an overview of the rich history of Dover Priory from its foundation during the Saxon period until its dissolution in 1538. The text is accompanied by pictures of the abbey, its surroundings, and its artifacts.

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Dover Priory: A History of the Priory of St Mary the Virgin, and St Martin of the New Work by Charles Reginald Haines

Originally published in 1930, this book gives an overview of the rich history of Dover Priory from its foundation during the Saxon period until its dissolution in 1538. The text is accompanied by pictures of the abbey, its surroundings, and its artifacts. The appendices at the back contain transcripts of documents pertaining to abbey life. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of Christianity in England.

Table of Contents

Foreword; Introduction. The arrival of Christianity in Britain and the rise and progress of monasticism in this country; 1. The antecedents of the priory and the ancestry of St Martin's church in Dover; 2. The foundation of the priory and its 200-year quarrel with Christ Church, Canterbury; 3. The history of the site, subsequent to the dissolution of the priory and the survey of its possessions taken at that time; 4. The buildings of the priory; 5. Chronological history of the priors; 6. Life in the priory, with appendix on the priory library; 7. The possessions and revenues of the priory with Appendix 1 on the Dover customs and Appendix 2 on the exchange of the Toll of Dover for the Manor of Middleton; Appendix 1. The priory seals and arms; Appendix 2. This year's accounts of the priory for 1530-1; Appendix 3. Life of St Thomas de la Hale; Appendix 4. Text of Winchelsey's injunctions to Dover priory; Appendix 5. Archbishop Warham's visitation of the priory; Appendix 6. The quarrel between the town and priory of Dover - original text; Appendix 7. Text of the preface to the cartulary of Dover priory at Lambeth; Index.

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NLS9781107623248
9781107623248
1107623243
Dover Priory: A History of the Priory of St Mary the Virgin, and St Martin of the New Work by Charles Reginald Haines
Charles Reginald Haines
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2013-09-12
570
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