Medieval Bishops' Houses in England and Wales

by M.W. Thompson

Book Overview

First published in 1998, this book describes the surviving medieval remains there and the far more numerous manor houses and castles owned by the bishops, as well as their London houses. Apart from royal residences these are far the largest group of medieval domestic buildings of a single type that we have. The author describes how these buildings relate to the way of life of the bishops in relation to their duties and their income and how in particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138324531
• ISBN13: 9781138324534
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.1"