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Archbishops Ralph d'Escures, William of Corbeil and Theobald of Bec : heirs of Anselm and ancestors of Becket /

In this unique volume in the Ashgate Archbishops of Canterbury series, Jean Truax examines the pontificates of three minor archbishops: Ralph d'Escures (1114-1122), William of Corbeil (1123-1136), and Theobald of Bec (1139-1161). By presenting their biographies, careers, thought and works as a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Truax, Jean, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, ©2012.
Colección:Archbishops of Canterbury series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.