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[elizabethiris]

The Cistercian Abbey at Kirkstead was founded in 1139 by Hugh Brito (Hugh son of Eudo), lord of Tattershall. Cistercian monks and nuns were founded in 1098, and followed the rules of St Benedict (obedience, poverty and chastity). They are often referred to as the 'White Monks' because of the light coloured robes that they wore, as opposed to the Benedictines who wore black robes. In 1536, 17 of the monks were involved in the Lincolnshire Rising. A protest against Henry VIII's Dissolution of the monasteries. The abbot supported the insurgents and as a consequence, he and 3 monks were executed, and the abbey destroyed. #kirksteadabbey #lincolnshire #history #england #greatbritain #englishhistory #historyofbritain #outandaboutwithliz #canon5dmarkiv #bloggersofinstagram #ruins #ruin #abbey #cistercian #cistercianabbey #medieval #intersetingplace #offthebeatenpath #lincolnshirerising (at Kirkstead Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCCEWQZF_0x/?igshid=xsqvc7g6yn3g