Canterbury and the Norman conquest
Subtitle: churches, saints, and scholars, 1066-1109
By: edited by Richard Eales and Richard Sharpe.
Contributors: Eales, Richard.; Sharpe, Richard, 1954-
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; Rio Grande
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Illumination of books and manuscripts, Romanesque -- England -- Canterbury.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, English -- England -- Canterbury.; Learning and scholarship -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500.; Christian saints -- England -- Canterbury -- Biography.; Scholars -- England -- Canterbury -- Biography.; Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Scriptoria -- England -- Canterbury.; Normans -- England -- Canterbury.; Canterbury (England) -- History.; Great Britain -- History -- Norman period, 1066-1154.; Canterbury (England) -- Church history.
Description: When William I and his army arrived in Canterbury they found a powerful and long-established ecclesiastical centre, whose traditions and culture differed in many respects from those of Normandy. The conquest brought dramatic change. These original essays provide a reassessment of this subject reflecting modern interests and research. They discuss the political setting of Canterbury and its churches, both locally and nationally, the aims and achievements of its leaders, the cults of its saints and many aspects of its artistic achievement. Together they bring into focus what is a crucial test case for the impact of the Norman Conquest on English politics, society and culture
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.