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Episcopal appointments in England, c. 1214-1344 : from episcopal election to papal provison / Katherine Harvey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harvey, Katherine.
- Series:
- Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West
- Church, faith, and culture in the Medieval West
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bishops--Appointment, call, and election--History.
- Bishops.
- Clergy--Appointment, call, and election--History.
- Clergy.
- Election law (Canon law).
- Great Britain--Church history--1066-1485.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington, Vermont : Ashgate Pub. Company, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bishops were central figures in medieval society and the circumstances of their appointments are of great historical importance. This book considers the theory and practice of free canonical election in its heyday under Henry III and Edward I, and the nature of and reasons for the subsequent transition to papal provision. An analysis of the theoretical evidence for this subject (including canon law, royal pronouncements and Lawrence of Somercote's remarkable 1254 tract on episcopal elections) is combined with a consideration of the means by which bishops were created during the reigns of Henry
- Contents:
- part I. The age of election
- part II. The age of provision
- part III. The European context.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-58011-X
- 1-317-14200-4
- 1-317-14199-7
- 1-4724-2030-6
- 9781315580111
- OCLC:
- 863824687
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