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A History of the County of Nottingham
… Religious houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTRODUCTION Almost every variety … found in the following accounts of the various religious houses that there is an exceptional amount of interest …
A History of the County of Suffolk
… Religious Houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF SUFFOLK INTRODUCTION The Religious Houses of Suffolk were considerable in number, and in a few …
A History of the County of Hertford
… RELIGIOUS HOUSES Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF HERTFORDSHIRE INTRODUCTION In considering the religious houses of Hertfordshire the main impression is that of the …
A History of the County of Durham
… Religious Houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF DURHAM INTRODUCTION The great religious work … the Dominicans are few and uncertain. The only independent houses that really flourished were the small Benedictine …
A History of the County of Rutland
… Religious Houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF RUTLAND The religious houses of Rutland were few and of small importance. There was …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Religious houses Introduction RELIGIOUS HOUSES Only one monastic house was founded in Shropshire … though they were called canonici, is not certain: the houses of the canons of St. Chad's and St. Alkmund's are …
A History of the County of Lincoln
… RELIGIOUS HOUSES Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF LINCOLNSHIRE INTRODUCTION THERE are clear records … however, the county was again filled with religious houses, every one of the great orders except the Cluniacs …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… RELIGIOUS HOUSES Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF HUNTINGDONSHIRE INTRODUCTION THE religious houses of Huntingdonshire were few in number, but their …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… RELIGIOUS HOUSES Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF LEICESTERSHIRE 1 LEICESTERSHIRE has never had any … expanded during the 12th century that religious houses were again founded in Leicestershire, The only …
A History of the County of Kent
… RELIGIOUS HOUSES Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF KENT INTRODUCTION Kent had the distinction of being … Lyminge, and Minster in Thanet, before the Conquest. These houses all belonged to the Benedictine order, as also did the …