The English Church, 940-1154 (The Medieval World)

This book discusses the development of the English Church during a rich and turbulent two centuries of European history. It provides a comprehensive survey covering the late Anglo-Saxon period through the Norman Conquest and right across the Anglo-Norman period. Professor Loyn addresses major themes in medieval history. He begins with the pre-1066 period looking at the great Benedictine monastic revival; he looks at the role of the Church in the Conquest itself; the evidence of the Domesday Book and then considers the activities of the Church in the turbulent years of the Conqueror's successors. The book concludes with a discussion of doctrine, belief and ritual. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Editor’s Preface 7 Acknowledgements 9 Abbreviations 10 1: The English Church: Monastic Reform in the Tenth Century 12 2: Reform and its Impact on the English Church: The Age of Aelfric and Wulfstan 35 3: The Church c. 1016–66: King Cnut to Edward the Confessor 59 4: The Norman Conquest 78 5: Domesday Book: Ecclesiastical Organisation at the End of the Eleventh Century 98 6: The Anglo-Norman Church: The Sons of the Conqueror, 1087–1135 114 7: The Reign of Stephen 132 8: Doctrine, Belief and Ritual 149 Bibliography 167 Index 175 Discusses the development of the English Church during a rich and turbulent two centuries of European history . Offers a comprehensive survey covering the late Anglo-Saxon period through the Norman Conquest and right across the Anglo-Norman period. Beginning with the pre-1066 period, examining the great Benedictine monastic revival, H.R. Loyn looks at the role of the Church in the Conquest itself, the evidence of the Domesday Book and then considers the activities of the Church in the turbulent years of the Conqueror's successors. Also available in Hardcover 0-582-30288-9 $79.95.