The dissolution of the monasteries was recalled by individuals and communities alike as a seismic rupture in the religious, cultural, and socio-economic fabric of early modern England. It was also profoundly important in shaping contemporary historical consciousness, the topogra…
The dissolution of the monasteries was recalled by individuals and communities alike as a seismic rupture in the religious, cultural, and socio-economic fabric of early modern England. It was also profoundly important in shaping contemporary historical consciousness, the topogra…
"England was a different place after the dissolution of the monasteries. Between 1536 and 1540, Henry VIII's government dissolved more than eight hundred religious houses and, in doing so, it disrupted patterns and rhythms of daily life that had existed for centuries. Since the …
"England was a different place after the dissolution of the monasteries. Between 1536 and 1540, Henry VIII's government dissolved more than eight hundred religious houses and, in doing so, it disrupted patterns and rhythms of daily life that had existed for centuries. Since the …
"Clonmacnoise was among the busiest, most economically complex, and intensely sacred places in early medieval Ireland. In Animals and Sacred Bodies in Early Medieval Ireland: Religion and Urbanism at Clonmacnoise, John Soderberg argues that animals are the key to understanding C…
Acknowledgments -- Figures and tables -- Introduction -- Enclosure, cattle, and sanctuary cities in early medieval Ireland -- Excavating Clonmacnoise -- Grounding the archaeology of religion -- Animals and the rise of Clonmacnoise -- Animals, tabernacles, and towns: the iconogra…
"Clonmacnoise was among the busiest, most economically complex, and intensely sacred places in early medieval Ireland. In Animals and Sacred Bodies in Early Medieval Ireland: Religion and Urbanism at Clonmacnoise, John Soderberg argues that animals are the key to understanding C…
"Clonmacnoise was among the busiest, most economically complex, and intensely sacred places in early medieval Ireland. In Animals and Sacred Bodies in Early Medieval Ireland: Religion and Urbanism at Clonmacnoise, John Soderberg argues that animals are the key to understanding C…
"Apocalypse and Reform from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages provides a range of perspectives on what reformist apocalypticism meant for the formation of Medieval Europe, from the Fall of Rome to the twelfth century. It explores and challenges accepted narratives about both the…
An examination of the extraordinary texts produced by the community of St Cuthbert, showing how they were used to construct and define an identity.
