Table of Contents

Preface
Æthelred and Ecgwine
A land of promise
A waiting people
Ecgwine and the first abbots
Decay and revival
On the defensive
Abbot Ælfweard and King Cnut
Abbot Manni, the town, and the Vale
Abbot Æthelwig
A new regime
God's work
The estates under threat
Protecting the future
Interested parties
Order and governance
Economic realities
Investment
Worship
Learning and writing
Religious buildings
Collapse and renewal
Afterword
Appendix
Select bibliography

About the Author

DAVID COX, PhD, FSA, was formerly Editor of the Victoria History of Shropshire and Lecturer in History at Keele University, UK.

Reviews

This enjoyable study gives us not only an authoritative and most informative history of Evesham Abbey to 1215 but also a valuable overview of the medieval origins of the landscape of the borough of Evesham and the surrounding Vale.
*EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE*

Provides students, academics and general readers with an accessible, interesting and scholarly account of Evesham Abbey.
*HISTORY*

A valuable addition to Studies in the History of Medieval Religion published by Boydell Press, Cox skillfully blends chronology with a thematic approach in his book . interesting and scholarly . People interested in medieval or monastic history will appreciate this book.
*AMERICAN BENEDICTINE REVIEW*

An interesting and scholarly book which chronicles the humble beginnings of a monastery which interacted with and influenced the social and economic life of the local area . People interested in medieval or monastic history will appreciate this book.
*SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL*

This is a thorough historical study of one of the most important medieval abbeys in the West Midlands, usefully set against the region's political history.
*LANDSCAPE HISTORY*

Essential reading for all interested in the history of Evesham and of religion in the diocese of Worcester.
*WORCESTERSHIRE RECORDER*