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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
BY
A. W. PARRY, M.A., D.Sc.
PRINCIPAL OF THE TRAINING COLLEGE, CARMARTHEN
London: W. B. CLIVE
University Tutorial Press Ld.
High St., New Oxford St., W.C.
1920
PREFACE.
The purpose of this book is to give an account of the provision which wasmade in this country for Education during the period from the Introductionof Christianity to the Eve of the Reformation. Preparatory to writing it,I tried to examine all the relevant, available evidence with the object ofdiscovering the factors which contributed to the educational developmentof the nation during the period under consideration.
Whilst this work was in progress, the late A. F. Leach published hisSchools of Mediaeval England. His book, however, differs essentiallyfrom mine, his aim is different, the conclusions he arrives at aredifferent; further, as he does not quote the authorities for thestatements he makes, I did not find his work of direct assistance. Thiscriticism does not apply to his Educational Charters, a collection ofdocuments of inestimable value to all students of English EducationalHistory.
I have tried to acknowledge in every case my obligations to other writers.In addition, I give in an appendix a list of the authorities I haveconsulted, and of the other books I have studied for the purpose of thisinvestigation. Still, as a great part of this book was written whilst Iwas on military service (1914-9) and I was consequently dependent on noteswhich I had compiled at various times and places, it is probable there maybe some omissions and inaccuracies. My defence must be the specialcircumstances of recent years.
[Pg vi]May I take this opportunity of expressing my indebtedness to ProfessorFoster Watson, D.Litt. As one of his former students I owe to the stimulusand encouragement I received from him, my interest in matters relating tothe History of Education. I wish also to refer in appreciative terms toMr. J. E. G. de Montmorency’s State Intervention in English Education.Mr. de Montmorency was the first writer to give a connected account of thedevelopment of English Education, and it is only fitting that those whoess