{"id":7874,"date":"2021-11-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=7874"},"modified":"2022-01-07T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T13:04:46","slug":"the-medieval-church-introduction-and-contents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistoryrevealed\/2021\/11\/23\/the-medieval-church-introduction-and-contents\/","title":{"rendered":"The Medieval Church: introduction and contents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO<\/span><\/h1>\n\n

The Medieval Church<\/h2>\n\n
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In medieval England, the Church was more than just a building you visited when you got married: it was the cornerstone of society. From your baptism to your dying breaths, it was there at every important milestone in life, and regular attendance \u2013 not just on Sundays \u2013 was expected from the majority of the population.<\/p>\n\n

Crucially, the institution of the Church also exerted much more control over matters than we might expect today, and was not only responsible for helping the poor and needy, but keeping a watchful eye on the behaviour of its flock.<\/p>\n\n

In this month\u2019s Essential Guide, we\u2019ll be taking you on a journey back to the Middle Ages, shining a spotlight on the lives of ordinary English worshippers, and revealing what it was like to serve within the Church itself.<\/p>\n\n

With expert historical insight provided courtesy of Professor Nicholas Orme, we\u2019ll also explore the role of women, investigate the surprising meanings behind church \u2018graffti\u2019, and examine the gruesome fates that befell those who were condemned as heretics. We begin on the next page, however, by answering some of the topic\u2019s biggest questions…<\/p>\n\n

14″>Everything you wanted to know about the medieval Church<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

Professor Nicholas Orme answers questions about faith during the Middle Ages<\/p>\n\n

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15″>Hierarchy and structure<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

From the pope to parish priests, we look at how the Church was organised<\/p>\n\n

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16″>From cradle to grave<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

How did the Church mark the major milestones in a parishioner\u2019s life?<\/p>\n\n

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19″>Church graffiti<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

We decipher the meanings behind the markings scrawled in England\u2019s churches<\/p>\n\n

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20″>How to go on a medieval pilgrimage<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

Why did worshippers travel to holy sites, and how did they prepare for their journeys?<\/p>\n\n

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21″>Inside Canterbury Cathedral<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

We pay a visit to England\u2019s \u2018mother church\u2019, and investigate the bloody murder that took place there in 1170<\/p>\n\n

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22″>Religious orders<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

What did it mean to be a medieval monk or nun?<\/p>\n\n

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23″>Friars<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

Meet the men of faith tasked with spreading the gospel far and wide<\/p>\n\n

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24″>Holy days<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

Discover the origins of key dates in the medieval Church calendar<\/p>\n\n

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25″>Women and the Church<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

The Church may have been a patriarchal institution \u2013 but women still played a vital role<\/p>\n\n

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26″>Heresy<\/a><\/h5>\n\n

How did religious dissenters fare in medieval England?<\/p>\n\n

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PODCAST<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Professor Nicholas Orme discusses the medieval Church on the HistoryExtra podcast: historyextra.com\/medieval-church-podcast <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

PICTURE CREDITS: ALAMY X3, GETTY IMAGES X6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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