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St William of York (Paperback)
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First full study of the life and career of St William of York,
revealing his importance to the medieval church. St William of York
achieved the unique distinction of being elected archbishop of York
twice and being canonised twice. Principally famous for his role in
the York election dispute and the miracle of Ouse bridge, William
emerges from this, the first full-length study devoted to him, as a
significant figure in the life of the church in northern England
and an interesting character in his own right. William's father,
Herbert the Chamberlain, was a senior official in the royal
treasury at Winchester who secured William's initial preferment at
York; the importance of family connections, particularly after his
cousin Stephen became king, forms a recurring theme. Dr Norton
describes howhe was early on involved in the primacy dispute with
Canterbury, and after his father attempted to assassinate Henry I,
he spent some years abroad with Archbishop Thurstan. William knew
some of the earliest Yorkshire Cistercians,who were subsequently
among his fiercest opponents during his first episcopate, which is
here reconsidered in the light of new evidence: he emerges from the
affair with much greater credit, St Bernard with correspondingly
less. Retiring to Winchester after his deposition, he was elected
archbishop a second time in 1153, but died the next year amid
suspicions of murder. Miracles at his tomb in 1177 led to his
veneration as a saint. The book concludes with the bull of
canonisation issued by Pope Honorius III in 1226. CHRISTOPHER
NORTON is Professor of the History of Art, University of York.
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