In the Shadow of the Abbey

Download or read book In the Shadow of the Abbey written by Michael Chisholm and published by Gallaudet University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crowland petitioned the King for the citizens of Crowland, asking to be exempted from this Act of Parliament and he agreed, and Crowland became unique in being the only place in the country where base people could keep swans, said Michael Chisholm, author of a new book about the town.The book is called In the Shadow of the Abbey: Crowland, and tells the story of the town and its inhabitants from the time of its foundation to the present day because, as Michael says, many people have written about the abbey, but not about the town itself.