The Victoria history of the county of York

About this book

William Page’s county history is a reference work on Yorkshire’s past, preserving institutional records and local detail for historians and readers of regional history. At Selby, a 1343 visitation turns on questions of discipline, confession, and the monks’ shared duties. Elsewhere, a report on York Minster lays bare routine failures, from empty choir stalls to John Fell’s rare celebration of Mass. The administrative record gives these accounts their force, showing how religious houses were managed as well as how they fell short.