ABSTRACT
England has always been the poor cousin in Joachimist studies,2 partly owing to the perception that there is not much evidence of Insular awareness of the abbot’s works, and, more importantly, that what there is oen does not reveal serious understanding of his unique, optimistic theology of history. is, as the material collected here suggests, is an unwarranted assumption. e evidence of actual manuscript survival shows a complex pattern of sustained Insular fascination with Joachim’s legacy, which is equally mixed, however, with a heightened alertness to the perceived dangers of Joachite thought. e evidence, in short, shows both active transmission, and active suppression or concealment – perhaps some of the most wary in Europe.
