In which @ralphtorta.bsky.social explains why it’s expensive to become a medieval abbot. Whether this has any relevance for the upcoming papal conclave is up to the reader. #medievalsky
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Fraser McNair
This week's Charter A Week takes us to eleventh-century Saumur, where competition to became the new abbot is fraught and prices to be paid are high:
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