ENGLISH

Abbeys Monasteries and Priories Explained. Britain's Living History

By Trevor Yorke

Book information

Publisher
BookMasters;Countryside Books
Year
2013
ISBN
9781853068546
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
18 MB (18913481 bytes)
Pages
106\0
Time added
2015-05-04 05:20:29

Description

Abbeys of the middle ages remain some of the most wonderful of religious buildings. They were built with a firm sense of devotion, and with no expense spared, by communities which had a faith based upon venerable respect for the power and authority of the Church. The grace and majesty of their construction, and the beautiful rural settings of so many, make them a perfect destination for visitors throughout the year. Trevor Yorke, using diagrams, photographs and illustrations, explains the history of these buildings and describes how they were used in the centuries prior to the great Dissolution by Henry VIII in 1536, which left most of them in ruins.

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