Nicholas Orme

The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster England's sixty-two Anglican and Catholic cathedrals are some of our most iconic buildings, attracting millions of worshippers and visitors every year. Yet although much has been written about their architecture, there is no complete history of their life and activities. This...

An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth century. Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the sixteenth century. In this comprehensive study, Nicholas Orme shows how they came into existence, who staffed them, and how their buildings were used....

The first history of childhood in Tudor England. Tudor Children is social history at its best. By connecting with our own history as children, Orme invites us to embrace a new way of engaging with the past."—Joanne Paul, Times (UK) What was it like to grow up in England under the Tudors? How were children cared for, what did they...