Martin Heale
Biographic Data
| ID | 1183667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Heale |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Heale |
| SIGNATURE | HEALE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liverpool |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0697-1126 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sixteenth-Century Protestants and the Desert Fathers
The Desert Fathers such as Paul of Thebes and Anthony of Egypt—traditionally regarded as the first hermit and the first monk respectively, and renowned for their strictly ascetic lifestyles—were widely venerated in pre-Reformation Europe. Given their strong associations with the monastic life and with miracles, the Desert Fathers might appear obvious targets for Protestant disapproval. In fact, English Protestant responses to Paul, Anthony and th…
Experiencing God in Late Medieval and Early Modern England, by David J. Davis
Journal Article Experiencing God in Late Medieval and Early Modern England, by David J. Davis Get access Experiencing God in Late Medieval and Early Modern England, by David J. Davis (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022; pp. 238. £75). Martin Heale Martin Heale University of Liverpool, UK [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, ceae068, https://doi.org/10.1…
Thomas More and the Defence of the Religious Orders in Henry VIII's England
Much has been written about Thomas More's alleged monastic vocation and spirituality, but rather less about his views on the religious orders of his day. This article argues that a consistent position towards contemporary English monasticism can be discerned across More's (highly varied) oeuvre and in his personal connections with religious houses. He was an enthusiastic supporter of strictly observant monasticism throughout his career, but seems…
Historians on John Gower
The Prelate in England and Europe 1300–1560
order to activate a social space, instead of merely mirroring or representing social events staged in that space, certainly offers ample food for future thought
Mary C. Erler. Reading and Writing during the Dissolution
Mary C. Erler’s elegant examination of monastic reading and writing during the Dissolution revolves around six case studies representing different facets of religious life in early Tudor England. We meet an anchorite, a convent of Franciscan friars, a group of abbesses and prioresses with links to Thomas Cromwell, a small circle of mendicants and nuns in exile in the Low Countries, and the Bridgettine writer Richard Whitford in his final publishi…
The English Benedictine Cathedral Priories
The Late Medieval English College and its Context
A wide-ranging survey of the medieval secular college and its context.
Late Medieval Monasteries and their Patrons
Training in Superstition? Monasteries and Popular Religion in Late Medieval and Reformation England
The monasteries of late medieval England are regularly viewed as marginal to the religious lives of the laity, and have been largely omitted from the revisionist depiction of the pre-Reformation Church. Similarly the Dissolution has often been seen primarily as a financial measure, with limited religious motivations or consequences. This article seeks to challenge both these conclusions by drawing attention to the role played by religious houses …
Plantagenet England 1225?1360 By Michael Prestwich
Dependant Priories and the Closure of Monasteries in the Late Medieval England, 1400-1535
Although historians have given considerable attention to the suppression of English monasteries in the 150 years before the Dissolution, the stability of the monastic order is in many ways a more remarkable feature of these years. Apart from the wholly exceptional closure of the alien priories, only a handful of religious houses were suppressed between 1300 and 1535. For many observers, this failure to rationalize monastic property contributed gr…
Veneration and renovation at a small Norfolk priory
Much remains obscure about the many small monasteries of late medieval England, and it is generally thought that they made little contribution to the religious life of the country. The large collection of accounts surviving from St. Leonard's priory, Norwich (a daughter house of the cathedral priory), however, presents an interesting picture of a priory sustained almost entirely by offerings to its image of St. Leonard. This cult continued to att…
Dependant Priories and the Closure of Monasteries in the Late Medieval England, 1400-1535
Although historians have given considerable attention to the suppression of English monasteries in the 150 years before the Dissolution, the stability of the monastic order is in many ways a more remarkable feature of these years. Apart from the wholly exceptional closure of the alien priories, only a handful of religious houses were suppressed between 1300 and 1535. For many observers, this failure to rationalize monastic property contributed gr…
Veneration and renovation at a small Norfolk priory
Much remains obscure about the many small monasteries of late medieval England, and it is generally thought that they made little contribution to the religious life of the country. The large collection of accounts surviving from St. Leonard's priory, Norwich (a daughter house of the cathedral priory), however, presents an interesting picture of a priory sustained almost entirely by offerings to its image of St. Leonard. This cult continued to att…
Dependant Priories and the Closure of Monasteries in the Late Medieval England, 1400-1535
Although historians have given considerable attention to the suppression of English monasteries in the 150 years before the Dissolution, the stability of the monastic order is in many ways a more remarkable feature of these years. Apart from the wholly exceptional closure of the alien priories, only a handful of religious houses were suppressed between 1300 and 1535. For many observers, this failure to rationalize monastic property contributed gr…
Plantagenet England 1225?1360 By Michael Prestwich
Training in Superstition? Monasteries and Popular Religion in Late Medieval and Reformation England
The monasteries of late medieval England are regularly viewed as marginal to the religious lives of the laity, and have been largely omitted from the revisionist depiction of the pre-Reformation Church. Similarly the Dissolution has often been seen primarily as a financial measure, with limited religious motivations or consequences. This article seeks to challenge both these conclusions by drawing attention to the role played by religious houses …
The Late Medieval English College and its Context
A wide-ranging survey of the medieval secular college and its context.
Late Medieval Monasteries and their Patrons
The English Benedictine Cathedral Priories
The Prelate in England and Europe 1300–1560
order to activate a social space, instead of merely mirroring or representing social events staged in that space, certainly offers ample food for future thought
Mary C. Erler. Reading and Writing during the Dissolution
Mary C. Erler’s elegant examination of monastic reading and writing during the Dissolution revolves around six case studies representing different facets of religious life in early Tudor England. We meet an anchorite, a convent of Franciscan friars, a group of abbesses and prioresses with links to Thomas Cromwell, a small circle of mendicants and nuns in exile in the Low Countries, and the Bridgettine writer Richard Whitford in his final publishi…
Historians on John Gower
Thomas More and the Defence of the Religious Orders in Henry VIII's England
Much has been written about Thomas More's alleged monastic vocation and spirituality, but rather less about his views on the religious orders of his day. This article argues that a consistent position towards contemporary English monasticism can be discerned across More's (highly varied) oeuvre and in his personal connections with religious houses. He was an enthusiastic supporter of strictly observant monasticism throughout his career, but seems…
Experiencing God in Late Medieval and Early Modern England, by David J. Davis
Journal Article Experiencing God in Late Medieval and Early Modern England, by David J. Davis Get access Experiencing God in Late Medieval and Early Modern England, by David J. Davis (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022; pp. 238. £75). Martin Heale Martin Heale University of Liverpool, UK [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, ceae068, https://doi.org/10.1…
Sixteenth-Century Protestants and the Desert Fathers
The Desert Fathers such as Paul of Thebes and Anthony of Egypt—traditionally regarded as the first hermit and the first monk respectively, and renowned for their strictly ascetic lifestyles—were widely venerated in pre-Reformation Europe. Given their strong associations with the monastic life and with miracles, the Desert Fathers might appear obvious targets for Protestant disapproval. In fact, English Protestant responses to Paul, Anthony and th…
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