Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of illustrations ix
4. Preface x
5. Timeline xii
6. List of abbreviations xiii
7. Part I. From minster to abbey (701–1078)
8. 1 Æthelred and Ecgwine 1
9. 2 A land of promise 14
10. 3 A waiting people 24
11. 4 Ecgwine and the first abbots 33
12. 5 Decay and revival 42
13. 6 On the defensive 50
14. 7 Abbot Ælfweard and King Cnut 58
15. 8 Abbot Manni, the town, and the Vale 68
16. 9 Abbot Æthelwig under English and Norman rule 78
17. Part II. Abbot Walter (1078–1104)
18. 10 A new regime 89
19. 11 God’s work 99
20. 12 The estates under threat 109
21. 13 Protecting the future 118
22. Part III. Twelfth-century themes (1104–1215)
23. 14 Interested parties 129
24. 15 Order and governance 140
25. 16 Economic realities 149
26. 17 Investment 158
27. 18 Worship 167
28. 19 Learning and writing 176
29. 20 Religious buildings 184
30. 21 Collapse and renewal 193
31. Afterword 205
32. Appendix: The abbots of Evesham to 1215 209
33. Select bibliography 210
34. Index 215