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

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Main Author: Truax, Jean, 1947-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2012.
Series:The archbishops of Canterbury series
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.