Resources for study
Here is where we will add resources for schools and others studying the Abbey of St Edmund.
There is not a great deal of information dedicated for young learners but here we will try to list what is available. It will be added to as new resources become available.
- The old Abbey of St Edmund Resource Pack is available here
- A series of more than 20 short articles on the Abbey of St Edmund, by Martyn Taylor, is available in our News section here
- The old Abbey of St Edmund Trail c.1990 is available here
- The old Abbey of St Edmund a ‘virtual’ recreation (from c.1990) – an edited version of the video is available here
- English Heritage Mini guide to Medieval Monks animated video available here
- See the Bury Bible, a medieval bible probably made in the Abbey, here
- Keith Burrows work on reconstructing the Abbey c.1990
- 3 ‘From Rise to Ruins’ digital talks on different aspects of the Abbey
- ‘England’s other Westminster Abbey’ a digital talk on the Abbey by Dr Francis Young
- What did medieval monks do all day? The Rule of St Benedict – work and pray short video
- English Heritage: History of the Abbey
- English Heritage: Meet a Medieval monk video
- English Heritage: Medieval monastery poster
- English Heritage: Medieval monastery poster to colour with information
- English Heritage: Snakes and Abbots game to make available as pdf
- English Heritage: animated video of Martin the chorister at an Abbey
- John Lydgate and the Life of Saint Edmund
- Podcast on the ‘Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds’ by Jocelin of Brakelond
Here are some images of the resources mentioned above.
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The Old Resource Pack
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English Heritage Monastery poster
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The Bury Bible
![](https://www.abbeyofstedmund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/panel-1a-1-700x525.jpg)
The old Abbey of St Edmund Trail
![](https://www.abbeyofstedmund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/virtual-grab.jpg)
The old 'Virtual' recreation video
![](https://www.abbeyofstedmund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/BL-E115322d-woman-at-edmunds-shrine.jpg)
Edmund's shrine from John Lydgate c.1190
![](https://www.abbeyofstedmund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ASERP-web-image.jpg)
![](https://www.abbeyofstedmund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Monastry-poster-colour-scaled.jpg)
![](https://www.abbeyofstedmund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/BuryBible.jpg)
![](https://www.abbeyofstedmund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/panel-1a-1-scaled.jpg)
![](https://www.abbeyofstedmund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/virtual-grab.jpg)
![](https://www.abbeyofstedmund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/BL-E115322d-woman-at-edmunds-shrine.jpg)