Lay Religious Life in Late Medieval Durham

by Margaret Harvey

Relations between the laity and the religious in medieval Durham reveal much about lay religion of the time.

Although religious life in medieval Durham was ruled by its prince bishop and priory, the laity flourished and played a major role in the affairs of the parish, as Margaret Harvey demonstrates. Using a variety of sources, she provides a complete account of its history from the Conquest to the Dissolution of the priory, with a particular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843832771
• ISBN13: 9781843832775
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"