Etheldreda's World: Princess, Abbess, Saint

Etheldreda was a remarkable woman in a time of remarkable women, who changed the map in the Not-Yet-England of her time. Dr Charles Moseley's lively account puts her in context, revealing what it was like to be a nun in those days, how marriage was viewed, and what the countryside looked like. 2023 marks 1350 years since St Etheldreda first established a monastery in Ely in AD 673.

Format: Hardback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books

Etheldreda, a remarkable woman in a time of remarkable women, was not a wishy-washy figure of stained glass but a tough operator who changed the map of Not-Yet-England during her time (c. 636 AD-679 AD). She was a Princess and an Abbess in a land where the old gods were still honoured by many, and her power and reverence as a Saint were significant. Dr Charles Moseley's lively account provides a vivid picture of what it was like to be a nun in those days, how marriage was viewed, and what the countryside looked like. 2023 marks 1350 years since St Etheldreda first established a monastery in Ely in AD 673, and hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have flocked to Ely Cathedral in her name and churches across the country have been named in her honour.

Weight: 306g
Dimension: 216 x 155 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913159665