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The Grade I Listed ruins of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, located in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, East Anglia, England
It was once among the richest Benedictine monasteries in England, until the Dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. The ruins are owned by English Heritage and managed by St Edmundsbury Borough Council.
The Abbey's charters granted extensive lands and rights in Suffolk. By 1327, the Abbey owned all West Suffolk. The monks charged tariffs on every economic activity, including the collecting of horse droppings in Bury St Edmund’s streets. The Abbey even ran the Royal Mint. During the 13th century general prosperity blunted the resistance of burghers and peasants.
Throughout 1327, the monastery suffered extensively, as several monks lost their lives in riots, and many buildings were destroyed. The townspeople attacked in January, forcing a charter of liberties on them. When the monks reneged on this they attacked again in February and May.
A reprieve came on September 29 when Queen Isabella arrived at the Abbey with an army from Hainault. She had returned from the continent with the intention of Deposing her husband, King Edward II. She stayed at the Abbey several days with her son the future Edward III.
On October 18, 1327, a group of monks entered the local parish church. They threw off their habits, they were armoured underneath, and took several hostages. The people called for the hostages' release, the monks fired on them, killing some. In response, the citizens swore to fight the abbey to the death.
In 1431 the west tower of the abbey church collapsed. Two years later Henry VI moved into residence at the abbey for Christmas and was still enjoying monastic hospitality four months later. More trouble arose in 1446 when the Duke of Gloucester died in suspicious circumstances after his arrest, and in 1465 the entire church was burnt out by an accidental fire. Largely rebuilt by 1506, the abbey of Bury St Edmunds settled into a quieter existence until dissolution in 1539.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bury_St_Edmunds_Abbey
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The Grade I Listed ruins of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, located in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, East Anglia, England
It was once among the richest Benedictine monasteries in England, until the Dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. The ruins are owned by English Heritage and managed by St Edmundsbury Borough Council.
The Abbey's charters granted extensive lands and rights in Suffolk. By 1327, the Abbey owned all West Suffolk. The monks charged tariffs on every economic activity, including the collecting of horse droppings in Bury St Edmund’s streets. The Abbey even ran the Royal Mint. During the 13th century general prosperity blunted the resistance of burghers and peasants.
Throughout 1327, the monastery suffered extensively, as several monks lost their lives in riots, and many buildings were destroyed. The townspeople attacked in January, forcing a charter of liberties on them. When the monks reneged on this they attacked again in February and May.
A reprieve came on September 29 when Queen Isabella arrived at the Abbey with an army from Hainault. She had returned from the continent with the intention of Deposing her husband, King Edward II. She stayed at the Abbey several days with her son the future Edward III.
On October 18, 1327, a group of monks entered the local parish church. They threw off their habits, they were armoured underneath, and took several hostages. The people called for the hostages' release, the monks fired on them, killing some. In response, the citizens swore to fight the abbey to the death.
In 1431 the west tower of the abbey church collapsed. Two years later Henry VI moved into residence at the abbey for Christmas and was still enjoying monastic hospitality four months later. More trouble arose in 1446 when the Duke of Gloucester died in suspicious circumstances after his arrest, and in 1465 the entire church was burnt out by an accidental fire. Largely rebuilt by 1506, the abbey of Bury St Edmunds settled into a quieter existence until dissolution in 1539.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bury_St_Edmunds_Abbey