'The Monastery Alone a City': 1,000 Years of the Abbey of St Edmund
Adrian Tindall SpeakerNet Sponsor
- Region:
- East of England
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Retired Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £70 plus travel expenses (25p/mile, up to 50 miles from Bury St Edmunds)
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 18th October 2024
From its foundation by King Cnut to its dissolution by Henry VIII, the Benedictine Abbey of St Edmund was for five centuries one of the richest monasteries in England, and a European centre of pilgrimage. This illustrated talk will describe how and why the abbey was founded, how it grew to be so powerful, and why it now stands in ruins.
Views: 838 | Enquiries: 1About Adrian Tindall
I am an accredited Green Badge Tour Guide, an Associate of the Institute of Tourist Guiding and Chair of the Bury St Edmunds Association of Registered Tour Guides. I am the author of ‘A Neat and Beautiful Theatre: The Story of Bury St Edmunds Market Cross' (2024).
I was a professional archaeologist for over forty years, serving as county archaeologist for Hereford and Worcester, Cheshire and Cambridgeshire. I have excavated in East Anglia, the Midlands, Yorkshire, the North West, Wales, Orkney, Italy and Libya. I am a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
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