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Dom David Knowles surveys the monastic life and activities in the early Tudor period. He examines different abbots, bishops and others that shed new light on the fortunes of the Cistercian abbeys and on the influence upon the monks of the new humanist education.
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The historic buildings in the old county of Lancashire can be enjoyed on so many levels. For some people it is the architecture or art; for others it is the chance to see and feel how the other half lived; and for some they are just beautiful places in grand settings where a good cup of tea and a homemade cake can be found. But whatever your motivation, there is no doubt that your visit will be greatly enhanced by the lively and superbly presented information in this excellent book.
The green fields of Britain hide a grim secret. Beneath the buttercups are the bones of untold numbers of soldiers who died for causes now lost in the mists of time. From hotels to houses, castles to council estates, these warriors walk reminding us of our bloody past.
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