CC BY 2.0. This series examines monastic movements amid broader religious and cultural traditions. It explores the everyday life of monastic individuals ... the eclectic collection includes medieval ...

Hermits and ascetics were a familiar part of life in the Middle Ages. They were generally individuals ... outside of the rigid institution of the monastery. One example of this trend are the ...

As part of the Reformation, Henry also took over church land, including all monastic institutions, leading to many monasteries and convents being closed down. This took away a crucial source of ...

The monastery was once under the rule of the abbess Queen Cynethryth, widow to King Offa of Mercia, considered “one of the ...