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The King's Bishops - The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066-1216 (Hardcover, New)
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The King's Bishops - The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066-1216 (Hardcover, New)
Series: The New Middle Ages
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From the earliest days of the organized Christian community, the
bishop was the most important local official, a pivotal figure who
discharged both secular and spiritual functions. As in most
political arrangements, his appointment meant a transfer of power
from one position of authority to another, while his tenure in
office revealed the different ways in which his influence could be
felt. The King's Bishops is the first detailed comparative study of
patronage as an instrument of power in the relations between kings
and bishops in England and Normandy after the Conquest. Esteemed
medievalist Everett U. Crosby considers new perspectives of
medieval state-building and the vexed relations between secular and
ecclesiastical authority. Through a rich and detailed examination
of the background and career of each of the bishops in the
seventeen sees in England and in the seven sees in Normandy, this
study re-considers the fundamental assumptions and practices -
including royal prerogative, clerical independence, papal authority
and family claims - underlying the structures of power in the
period.
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