1077 and all that

In 1077, eleven years after the Conquest, Paul of Caen was appointed the first Norman Abbot in charge of the monastery at St Albans. He set about rebuilding the Abbey Church, a substantial part of which remains and can be seen to this day. On this tour learn about the changes that Abbot Paul and his successors made to the monastery over the next century, how it became the leading Benedictine house in the country and a focus for pilgrimage. Hear also about the dealings these men had with notable people of their day such as Thomas Becket, Pope Adrian IV and Christina of Markyate.

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