Today’s free book is Richard S. Storrs biography of Bernard of Clairvaux. Bernard [1090 – 20 August 1153], was an influential figure in the Middle Ages, especially in the development and reform of monasticism. He was also active in Church councils and disputes as well as being an advocate of the Second Crusade. This public…
Today’s free title is Alfred Plummer’s 2-volume study of the church in Britain before 1,000 AD. This public domain title was digitised from the set held in Spurgeon’s College library. Alfred Plummer [1841-1926], The Churches in Britain Before A.D. 1000, 2 Vols. London: Robert Scott, 1911. Hbk. pp.205+264. [Click here to visit the download page…
Today’s free book is Geoffrey Baskerville’s study of English monks up the time of the supression of the monasteries. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation. Geoffrey Baskerville [1870-1944], English Monks and the Suppression of the Monasteries. London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. Hbk. pp.312. [Click here…
Today’s free book is a detailed study of English monasteries which features 72 illustrations. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this public domain book available for digitisation. [Thomas Stanley] R[oger Benn] Littledale Palmer [1889-1948], English Monasteries in the Middle Ages. An Outline of Monastic Architecture and Custom from the Conquest to…
