Education in England in the Middle Ages

Education in England in the Middle Ages - Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London

The history of education during the Middle Ages is closely interwoven with the history of the Church. Professor Foster Watson quotes with approval Cardinal Newmans dictum, Not a man in Europe who talks bravely against the Church but owes it to the Church that he can talk at all.[1] It is possible to trace three stages in the development of the English educational system during the period with which we are concerned. The first stage covers a period from the Introduction of Christianity to the Norman Conquest. The Introduction of Christianity was the means by which education became possible for this country, and so it naturally came about that the provision of facilities for education was generally conceived of as a part of the function of the Church. In this connection it is important to realise the relationship of the State to the Church in Anglo-Saxon times. As Professor Medley points out,[2] the Church and the State during this period were largely identical. The bishops were ex-officio the advisers of the kings, and they sat in the local courts not only exercising jurisdiction in those cases in which the clergy were affected, but also concerning themselves with questions involving the morals of the laity. In a more real sense than at any subsequent time, the Church of England, during the Anglo-Saxon period, was the Church of the English nation. During this time the activities of the Church were essentially the activities of the State, and the work which was done for education might be conceived of, indifferently, as either the work of the Church or of the State. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 36553
Author: Parry, Albert William
Release Date: Jun 28, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English