The Catholic Church was very powerful in Scotland prior to the Reformation ... and it also collected tax from the people. As a result, monks were wealthy and lived well, while many ordinary ...
The Isle of Lismore was a hotbed of monks and jewellery making with gold a material of choice. The site of a lost monastery ...
The Catholic Church was very powerful in Scotland prior to the Reformation ... and it also collected tax from the people. As a result, monks were wealthy and lived well, while many ordinary ...