Finished in 1119, it is the primary source for the early history of the abbey.
From his death in 857 the history of the abbey falls into relative obscurity until about 920.
They now house a permanent exhibition relating to the history of the abbey and the town.
He had drawings and notes on the history of the abbey.
The history of the abbey after the 1210s is obscure until the 16th century, when it was beginning to be secularized.
A permanent exhibition on the history of the abbey and the city has been established in 2006.
Very little is known of the internal history of the abbey, which seems to have been uneventful.
In writing his work, Thomas incorporated an earlier work on the history of the abbey.
The 1670s and early 1680s marked a special moment in the history of the abbey.
(He also left a history of the abbey in manuscript).