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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Truax, Jean, 1947- author.

Series:

Archbishops of Canterbury series.

The archbishops of Canterbury series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ralph, d'Escures, Archbishop of Canterbury, -1122.

Ralph.

William, of Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury.

William.

Theobald, of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, approximately 1090-1161.

Theobald.

Bishops--England--Canterbury.

Bishops.

England--Church history--1066-1485.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 unified period, Truax highlights crucial developments in the English church during the period of their pontificates from the death of Anselm to Becket.

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.

Notes:

First published 2012 by Ashgate Pub.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-351-95753-8

1-351-95752-X

1-315-26226-6

9786613718525

1-280-87721-9

1-4094-5101-1

9781315262260

OCLC:

798536246