The King’s Bishops

The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066–1216

  • Authors
  • Everett U. Crosby
Book

Part of the The New Middle Ages book series (TNMA)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction
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    Pages 1-4
  3. The Bishop Sets Forth
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    Pages 5-16
  4. Principles of Authority
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    Pages 17-33
  5. Episcopal Origins
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    Pages 35-49
  6. A Network of Nephews
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    Pages 51-58
  7. Structures of Power in England
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    Pages 59-189
  8. Structures of Power in Normandy
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    Pages 191-253
  9. The King’s Bishop
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    Pages 255-270
  10. Policy and Patronage
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    Pages 271-278
  11. Back Matter
    Pages 279-519
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About this book

Introduction

This 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.

Keywords

comparative England Medieval Literature medievalist Middle Ages policy politics structure time

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