A History of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, 1257-1301

Completes what will become the definitive history of the abbey of Bury St Edmunds in the thirteenth century. St Edmund's Abbey was one of the most highly privileged and wealthiest religious houses in medieval England, one closely involved with the central government; its history is an integral part of English history. This book, the second of two volumes, offers a magisterial and comprehensive account of the Abbey during the latter part of the thirteenth century, based primarily on evidence in t