Samson's biographer, Jocelin of Brackland (de Brakelond), and his work
Samson's early life and career
Samson's election to the abbacy
The early years of Samson's abbacy and reform of estate management
Conflict with the government
Relations with the town of Bury St Edmunds
Samson and secular law
Samson and the knights of St Edmund
Relations with the Angevin kings
Samson and the papacy
Samson as a builder
Religious and intellectual life under Samson
Samson's death and burial
The vacancy, 1211-1215, and election of Hugh of Northwold
The Abbots 1215-1256
Observance of the Rule of St Benedict
Learning
Books
Buildings
St Edmunds' liberties and the crown
Henry III and the cult of St Edmund
Abbreviations and Select bibliography
Index