| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| | Introduction | [1] |
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| [BOOK I.]—THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD. |
| [I.] | The Work of the Monasteries | [3] |
| [II.] | Education Under the Secular Clergy | [17] |
| [III.] | The Educational Revival | [31] |
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| [BOOK II.]—THE CHURCH IN CONTROL OF EDUCATION. |
| | Introductory | [44] |
| [I.] | Educational Labours of the Monasteries | [55] |
| [II.] | Some Terms in Dispute | [63] |
| [III.] | Organization of Education by the Secular Clergy | [76] |
| [IV.] | The Monopoly of School Keeping | [92] |
| [V.] | The Appointment and Tenure of Masters | [104] |
| [VI.] | The Education of the Sons of the Nobility | [117] |
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| [BOOK III.]—EDUCATION PASSING OUT OF CHURCH CONTROL. |
| [I.] | Social and Economic Changes | [124] |
| [II.] | The Rise of the Universities | [132] |
| [III.] | Gilds and Voluntary Associations | [144] |
| [IV.] | Chantries | [157] |
| [V.] | Monasticism and Education in the Later Middle Ages | [170] |
| [VI.] | The Origin of the Great Public Schools | [188] |
| [VII.] | University Colleges, Colleges and Collegiate Churches in the Later Middle Ages | [202] |
| [VIII.] | Curriculum and Method | [216] |
| [IX.] | The Progress of Education | [232] |
| | Appendix | [245] |
| | Index | [256] |