riously differentresults. But wecan hardly doubtthat the tempt-ation which firstproved too strongfor their traditionsof Cistercian Pu-ritanism was thedesire to equalor surpass theglorious work oftheir neighboursand rivals. Thepoor homelessand churchlesswanderers who,some twelveyears after… … HELMSLEY CASTLE. Even here they were onlyRievaulx, and their noblechurch arose almost under the eyes of their oldneighbours. Now, Byland is the largest original CistercianChurch in England. It is 328 feet long, and boastsa noble choir with aisles. It was founded in 1177,and probably completed by…
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