Three Stories about Life along the Road: The Survival of the Benedictine Monastery of Andres

The Network behind the Chronicle

“…According to Thomas's narrative, he set off for Rome in late September of 1204 71 . It is certainly possible that he went by way of Andres, since one route from London to Paris went by the monastery 72 . But if Thomas stayed at Andres, there is no particular reason he should have met William then, because as far as we can tell, in 1204 William was just an ordinary monk at the monastery.…”

“…The highestranked patrons were the counts of Guines and the family of the lords of Fiennes. To the degree that the monastery did well, it was through careful management of its resources, a nice side business in money-lending, and donations generated by its almshouse, which functioned as an inn 14 .…”