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GCSE History · key term
A religious way of life in which monks or nuns live in communities devoted to worship and follow religious rules.
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Paper 2
Revise: MonasticismMonasticism was a way of dedicating life to God within a religious community. Monks lived in monasteries; an abbey was a monastery led by an abbot. These communities already existed in Anglo-Saxon England, so the Norman Conquest of 1066 did not introduce monastic life.
Distinguish reform from invention: Benedictine monasticism existed in England before 1066. The Normans sought stricter observance and introduced new leadership and orders.
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