A comprehensive account of the abbey of Evesham and its surroundings, demonstrating its full significance in the wider history of the time. "Provides a fine contribution to the rich history of the region, showing Evesham's place in the life of the medieval kingdom of England." P…
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In c.701, a minster was founded in the lower Avon Valley on a deserted promontory called Evesham. Over the next five hundred years it became a Benedictine abbey and turned the Vale of Evesham into a federation of Christian communities. A landscape of scattered farms grew into on…
"In c.701, a minster was founded in the lower Avon Valley on a deserted promontory called Evesham. Over the next five hundred years it became a Benedictine abbey and turned the Vale of Evesham into a federation of Christian communities. A landscape of scattered farms grew into o…