Christ's Poor Men
Christ's Poor Men

Author: Glyn Coppack

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13:

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Founded in 1088 by St Bruno at the Grande Chartreuse in France, the Carthusians came to Britain almost a hundred years later. Only nine permanent monasteries were established before the Reformation, and six of these were founded after the Black Death nearly 200 years later.Yet their influence far exceeded their numbers. They were exceptionally well regarded in the later Middle Ages, providing a late flowering of British monasticism when other religious orders were in decline. Supported by the highest levels of society, the Carthusians are remarkably well documented, and we can see how their life was sustained by agricultural estates, bequests from the local laity, and the income from burials and masses. It was they who particularly stood up to Henry VIII, and three of their nine priors were butchered for their beliefs.

The Monastic Order in England
The Monastic Order in England

Author: David Knowles

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-01-29

Total Pages: 808

ISBN-13: 9780521548083

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This book was originally published in 1940 and was quickly recognised as a scholarly classic and masterpiece of historical literature. It covers the period from about 940, when St Dunstan inaugurated the monastic reform by becoming abbot of Glastonbury, to the early thirteenth century.

The Religious Orders in England
The Religious Orders in England

Author: David Knowles

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1948

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9780521295673

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This book covers a period (1336-1485) neglected by historians, when many features of the modern world were germinating under the surface of medieval institutions: the age of Chaucer, Langland, Bradwardine and Wyclif, of the new Nominalism and the Conciliar Movement. David Knowles devotes part of his book to narrative, and part to analysis. The great abbeys are at their height of outward splendour, we see the building schemes of Ely and Glouster, the impact of the Black Death, and the recovery from it; we see the monks and friars in controversy at Oxford, the attacks of Wyclif and the Lollards, helped by the satire of the poets; the conservative reaction, and the foundations and reforms of Henry V, followed by the Indian summer of the feudal aristocracy.

Monastic and Religious Orders in Britain, 1000-1300
Monastic and Religious Orders in Britain, 1000-1300

Author: Janet Burton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1994-01-28

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780521377973

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This book traces the development of monasticism in England, Scotland and Wales from the last half century of Anglo-Saxon England to 1300. It explores the nature of the impact of the Norman settlement on monastic life, and how Britain responded to new, European ideas on monastic life. In particular, it examines Britain's response to the needs of religious women. It covers every aspect of the life and work of the religious orders: their daily life, the buildings in which they lived, their contribution to intellectual developments and to the economy. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between religious houses and their founders and patrons. This shows the degree of dependence of religious houses on local patrons. Indeed, one major theme which emerges from the book is the constant tension between the ideals of monastic communities and the demands of the world.

The Wound of Love
The Wound of Love

Author: A. Carthusian

Publisher: Gracewing Publishing

Published: 2006-03

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780852446706

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This volume provides background information on the Carthusian Order, including letters from St. Bruno, its founder, and a reflection on Bruno's continuing significance today. (Catholic)

The London Charterhouse
The London Charterhouse

Author: Stephen Porter

Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1848680902

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Thomas Sutton's reputation as the wealthiest commoner in England at the time of his death in 1611 was matched by the scale of the charity which he founded at the Charterhouse in Clerkenwell. This work examines the Charterhouse's significance as England's leading charity and the support and opposition that it attracted.