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The Domesday Book Online - Derbyshire F-R. Www.mad-irishman.net/pubs/MI_MedievalCumbriaMap.pdf. UK & Ireland. Religious Orders in Medieval Britain. Monastic Orders Benedictines - founded by St. Benedict in 529 AD. The largest order, the Benedictines were noted for their learning. The four vows of these monks were to obedience,chastity, poverty, and manual labour for 7 hours each day. St. Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury from 960 AD, was responsible for establishing a large number of Benedictine houses. To Visit: Glastonbury Abbey, Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse, St Augustine's Abbey Scotland: Dunfermline Abbey, Iona Abbey, Kilwinning Abbey Carthusians - the Carthuisians lived lives of isolation and silence, spending their days in their own individual cells. To Visit: Mount Grace Priory Cistercians - Begun in France under the influence of St.Bernard of Clairvaux, the order chose isolated rural locations to build their monasteries, particularly in Wales and in the north, where they reclaimed land laid waste by William the Conqueror.

To Visit: Crossraguel Abbey (Scotland) To Visit: Bayham Abbey, Shap Abbey Scotland: Dryburgh Abbey. Medieval cathedrals in England A-Z Guide. Medieval Abbeys and Monasteries in England. Ancient Britain. Name the Historic attraction British Heritage Awards British History Quiz In 1400 this Welsh landowner's private dispute with neighbour Reginald de Grey sparked a Welsh rebellion Clue His fate is unknown, perpetuating his status as a Welsh symbol of national unity This Day in British History 17 April, 1888 Football League's first meeting The meeting in manchester established a competition with 12 professional clubs, starting the following year.

Monarch Mayhem This queen was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon She was followed to the throne by her sister Elizabeth. A Collection of 613 English Borough Names for Use in Locative Bynames. By Lord Frederic Badger, Black Stag Herald, An Tir © Brander Roullet, 2000. Last modified 2 May 2000. Table of Contents- Introduction - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - W - Y - Bibliography Introduction This document is a collection of English place names, specifically of Boroughs.

The intended use of this document is for is a starting place for the creation of "locative" English by- names. In early English naming practices it was quite common to be known by where you were from. Some notes on this article: I scanned the index of the " English Medieval Boroughs" book in and applied OCR software to this. Yours in Service Lord Frederic Badger Black Stag Herald, An Tir List of Place Names followed by Date (note: spellings are modern, the date is the first recorded instance of the Borough being mentioned in a period text. (note: spellings are modern, the date is the first recorded instance of the Burough being mentioned in a period text. Medieval style Costrel. The Materials and Techniques of Medieval Painting. Dye Recipes from the Mappae Clavicula.

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