| Robert Winchelsey and the Crown 1294 1313: A Study in the Defence of Ecclesiastical Liberty Revised Edition Contributor(s): Denton, Jeffrey H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521893976 ISBN-13: 9780521893978 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: This is the first detailed study of the career of one of the most important medieval archbishops of Canterbury. Robert Winchelsey sought to defend ecclesiastical rights and liberties at a time when the English Church was under constant pressure from the king and his government, and he suffered suspension from office as a result of his opposition to Edward I. The theme of the book is the relationship of this learned and saintly archbishop with the Crown during the last troubled years of Edward I??'s reign and the first equally troubled years of Edward II??'s reign. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 322.109 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Third |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.64" W x 8.64" (1.09 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first detailed study of the career of one of the most important medieval archbishops of Canterbury. Robert Winchelsey sought to defend ecclesiastical rights and liberties at a time when the English Church was under constant pressure from the king and his government, and he suffered suspension from office as a result of his opposition to Edward I. The theme of the book is the relationship of this learned and saintly archbishop with the Crown during the last troubled years of Edward I's reign and the first equally troubled years of Edward II's reign. |