Archbishops Ralph d'Escures, William of Corbeil and Theobald of Bec: heirs of Anselm and ancestors of Becket
Introduction: the English Church as Anselm left it -- Ralph d'Escures: a different kind of Archbishop -- The road to Rome: Ralph of Canterbury, Thurstan of York, and the primacy dispute -- Roman holiday: William of Corbeil and the Canterbury forgeries -- Securing the future: William of Corbeil...
| Résumé: | Introduction: the English Church as Anselm left it -- Ralph d'Escures: a different kind of Archbishop -- The road to Rome: Ralph of Canterbury, Thurstan of York, and the primacy dispute -- Roman holiday: William of Corbeil and the Canterbury forgeries -- Securing the future: William of Corbeil and the Anglo-Norman succession crisis -- Juggling act: archbishop, bishop, king, empress and pope -- The limits of power: Archbishop Theobald and his neighbors -- Trouble on the way: Theobald and the new regime -- Conclusion: the world as Becket found it |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p.253-277) and index |
| Description matérielle: | XI, 293 S., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-6836-7 978-0-7546-6833-6 0-7546-6836-3 0-7546-6833-9 |
