A Higher Reality: The History of Shaftesbury's Royal Nunnery Reissue of 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Chandler, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0946418357 ISBN-13: 9780946418350 Publisher: Hobnob Press OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Medieval - History | Europe - Great Britain - Middle Ages (449-1066) |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.65 lbs) 178 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A Higher Reality, by John Chandler tells the story of England's largest and (arguably) most important nunnery, and of the town that grew up alongside it. King Alfred established Shaftesbury and its abbey on a Dorset hilltop in the late ninth century. His community of nuns became the model for other royal nunneries and a focus for the veneration of a murdered king, Edward the Martyr. It was supported by large, wealthy estates in Dorset, Wiltshire and further afield, and its church and monastic buildings were rebuilt on a massive scale around 1100. The medieval town of Shaftesbury prospered at the abbey gates, and became an important centre of trade and communications. |