Abbeys and priories in England and Wales

Notes: "[By] Bryan Little".; Includes bibliography (p. 212) and index.; "One of the distinctive features of this book is that it considers the abbeys and priories still active in England and Wales today as well as the mediaeval foundations that were suppressed under Henry VIII". -- inside front dust jacket blurb.; Contents: List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- A General Survey -- Terms and Meanings -- English Origins -- Norman Transformation -- Monastic Multiplication -- Life and Buildings -- Later Foundations -- Friars and Hospitals -- The Last Phase -- Dissolution -- Continuance and Survival -- The Penal Interlude -- English Revival -- Anglican Communities -- The Modern Scene -- The Monks and Canons -- The Friars -- Nuns and Canonesses -- Some Anglican Developments -- Gazetteer Section -- England - Wales - Some Modern Communities -- Bibliography -- Index.

Subjects: Monasticism and religious orders - England; Monasticism and religious orders - Wales; Monasticism and religious orders, Anglican; Monasteries - England; Monasteries - Wales