A. G. Little’s history of the Franciscan friars in Oxford is a meticulous study of one of the most intellectually significant religious communities in medieval England. The Grey Friars arrived in Oxford in the 1220s and quickly established themselves at the heart of the nascent university, producing scholars of the stature of Roger Bacon and Robert Grosseteste.
Little’s work draws on archival sources to reconstruct the history of the Oxford Franciscans from their foundation through the Reformation, illuminating their contribution to philosophy, science, and theology. Download the free EPUB for a detailed scholarly account of medieval religious and intellectual life in Oxford.