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An Illustrated History
Kate Tristram
ISBN: 9781853119453
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Canterbury Press Norwich
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From its misty beginnings as part of the mainland in the Stone Age, this work covers: Lindisfarne's formation as an island, the Roman and Anglo-Saxon eras, the influence of Columba and Iona, Lindisfarne's own apostle, Bede and the monastic tradition, the coming of the Vikings, and the Benedictine years and dissolution of the monasteries.
Kate Tristam is a well-known island resident whose talks on the history of Lindisfarne hold visitors spellbound. A historian and a priest in the Church of England, she is ideally qualified to tell the remarkable story of this captivating place. From its misty beginnings as part of the mainland in the Stone Age right up to the present day, this popular history covers: its formation as an island, the Roman and Anglo-Saxon eras, the influence of Columba and Iona, Lindisfarne's own apostle, Aidan, the making of the Lindisfarne Gospels, Cuthbert, Cedd, Chad and Aidan's other followers, Hilda and the community at Whitby, Bede and the monastic tradition, the coming of the Vikings, the Benedictine years and dissolution of the monasteries - and more.
| ISBN | 1853119458 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9781853119453
(What's this?) | | Pages | 192 | | Publisher | Canterbury Press Norwich | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Canterbury Press Norwich | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Publication date | 30 Jun 2009 | | Width (mm) | 135 | | DEWEY | 942.889 | | Academic level | General |
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| | | Illustrations | | | | | | Map of Holy Island | | | | 1 | | Misty Beginnings | | 1 | | 2 | | Iona, Mother of Lindisfarne | | 10 | | 3 | | Aidan | | 18 | | 4 | | St Aidan's Boys | | 35 | | 5 | | The Abbesses | | 47 | | 6 | | After Aidan | | 63 | | 7 | | The Synod of Whitby | | 72 | | 8 | | Cuthbert in Life and Death | | 82 | | 9 | | From Lindisfarne to Durham | | 95 | | 10 | | The Benedictine Years | | 109 | | 11 | | From the Reformation to the Outbreak of the Second World War, 1537-1939 | | 122 | | 12 | | From 1939 to the Present Day | | 141 | | | | For Further Reading | | 163 | | | | Index | | 165 |
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