Religious Belief and Ecclesiastical Careers in Late Medieval England: Proceedings of the conference held at Strawberry Hill, Easter 1989

Papers reflecting current research on orthodox religious practice and ecclesiastical organisation from c.1350-c.1500.

This book derives from a conference held in 1989. It reflects current research on ecclesiastical organisation and on aspects of religious belief from the Black Death to the English Reformation. On the wider front, there is an account of the diplomatic relations between the Pope and those who ruled for the infant Henry VI. Regional studies focus on Carthusians in Somerset, and...