Archbishop, chancellor, kingmaker : a life of Thomas Arundel / Chris Given-Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Given-Wilson, Chris, author. .

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arundel, Thomas, 1353-1414.

Arundel, Thomas.

Bishops--England--Biography.

Bishops.

Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Church history.

Great Britain--History--Richard II, 1377-1399.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Henry IV, 1399-1413.

Great Britain--Church history--1066-1485.

England.

Genre:

Biographies

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Life of Thomas Arundel

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"A new biography of Thomas Arundel, the English archbishop who overthrew a king. Thomas Arundel was a pivotal figure in English politics at the turn of the fifteenth century. His career began in 1373 when, at the age of just twenty, he was ordained as bishop of Ely. By 1396, he had become archbishop of Canterbury, but after being exiled for his opposition to Richard II he orchestrated a revolution in which he and Henry Bolingbroke ousted the king. He served as Chancellor of England on five separate occasions and at the end of his life he began the task of suppressing the heretical Lollards. In this definitive biography, renowned historian Chris Given-Wilson traces Arundel's career from his exile in 1397 to his death in 1414. Given-Wilson reveals Arundel's immense contribution to politics--particularly during the reign of Henry IV--and the dilemmas he faced in balancing his duties to the king and to the church." -- Publisher, inside front flap of dust jacket.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-343) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780300286403

0300286406

OCLC:

1524234219

Publisher Number:

CIPO000342096