Friars

C.H. Lawrence is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at Royal Holloway, University of London. His books include St Edmund of Abingdon, The English Church and the Papacy in the Middle Ages, Medieval Monasticism, The Life of St Edmund by Matthew Paris (ed.) and The Letters of Adam Marsh.

• ContentsAcknowledgementsAbbreviations used in the footnotesPreface to the New Edition Chapter 1 The Medieval Church in CrisisChapter 2 St Francis of Assisi and the Origins of the Friars MinorChapter 3 The Growth of the Friars Minor, Crisis and ChangeChapter 4 St Dominic and the Order of Friars PreachersChapter 5 New BrethrenChapter 6 The Mission to the TownsChapter 7 The Capture of the SchoolsChapter 8 The Complaint of the ClergyChapter 9 In the Houses of KingsChapter 10 In the Service of the PapacyChapter 11 Afar unto the GentilesEpilogue: Loss and GainBibliographyIndex

'A masterly synthesis, invaluable for both scholars and students' David D'Avray, FBA, Professor of History, University College London. 'Franciscans, Dominicans and other medieval orders of friars have exerted huge influence within and beyond Christianity. This revised edition of Professor Lawrence's acclaimed work on the friars in the crucial period of their foundation and early development will surely be welcomed alike by scholars and general readers.' Norman Tanner SJ, Professor of Church History, Gregorian University, Rome 'This is a book that should be on the shelves of every student and scholar of medieval history.' Lindy Grant, Professor of Medieval History, University of Reading