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The King’s Bishops

The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066–1216
By:E. Crosby
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137307767
eText ISBN:9781137352125
Edition:0
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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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.