Probably Britain's oldest centre of learning and important across the whole of medieval western Europe, St Illtud's monastery and school at Llantwit Major, south Wales flourished from c.500 AD to the Reformation. This is the first detailed history of the Celtic Christian community there - one of the greatest untold stories in British history. 28 colour images, 6 maps and one plan.

• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1 – Llanilltud before St Illtud
• 2 – The Life of St Illtud
• 3 – Llanilltud in the sixth century
• 4 – Llanilltud from the seventh to eleventh century
• 5 – Llanilltud and the Norman Conquest
• 6 – Llanilltud from the thirteenth century to the Reformation
• 7 – Keeping the memory of Llanilltud alive
• Bibliography
• Endnotes
• Images