Going to Church in Medieval England

An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth centuryParish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the sixteenth century. In this comprehensive study, Nicholas Orme shows how they came into existence, who staffed them, and how their buildings were used. He explains who went to church, who did not attend, how people behaved there, and how they-not merely the clergy-affected how worship was staged.The book provides an accessible account of what happened in the daily and weekly services, and how churches marked the seasons of Christmas, Lent, Easter, and summer. It describes how they celebrated the great events of life: birth, coming of age, and marriage, and gave comfort in sickness and death. A final chapter covers the English Reformation in the sixteenth century and shows how, alongside its changes, much that went on in parish churches remained as before.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Orme, Orme Nicholas
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9780300266436
• ISBN: 978-0-300-26643-6
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Christianity / History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations, History of Religion, Medieval History, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Christian Churches & denominations, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE