The Story of Holy Island: An Illustrated History

by Kate Tristram

Kate Tristam is a well-known island resident whose talks on the history of Lindisfarne hold visitors spellbound. A historian and a priest in the Church of England, she is ideally qualified to tell the remarkable story of this captivating place. From its misty beginnings as part of the mainland in the Stone Age right up to the present day, this popular history its formation as an island, the Roman and Anglo-Saxon eras, the influence of Columba and Iona, Lindisfarne's own apostle, Aidan, the making of the Lindisfarne Gospels, Cuthbert, Cedd, Chad and Aidan's other followers, Hilda and the community at Whitby, Bede and the monastic tradition, the coming of the Vikings, the Benedictine years, the dissolution of the monasteries, and more.

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2009

Reviews

[Dee Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one probably better enjoyed in paper than on Kindle. Sadly, the “illustrated” part was mostly lost on me. But what a great read mostly on the overnight flight going to visit the abbeys of the Scottish Borders then Iona!

[Thomas Creedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice readable history of Holy Island