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The King’s Bishops

The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066–1216

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  • © 2013

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  1. Everett U. Crosby
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Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Everett U. Crosby
    Pages 1-4

  3. The Bishop Sets Forth

    • Everett U. Crosby
    Pages 5-16

  4. Principles of Authority

    • Everett U. Crosby
    Pages 17-33

  5. Episcopal Origins

    • Everett U. Crosby
    Pages 35-49

  6. A Network of Nephews

    • Everett U. Crosby
    Pages 51-58

  7. Structures of Power in England

    • Everett U. Crosby
    Pages 59-189

  8. Structures of Power in Normandy

    • Everett U. Crosby
    Pages 191-253

  9. The King’s Bishop

    • Everett U. Crosby
    Pages 255-270

  10. Policy and Patronage

    • Everett U. Crosby
    Pages 271-278

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 279-519
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This is the first detailed comparative study of patronage as an instrument of power in the relations between kings and bishops in England and Normandy after the Conquest. Esteemed medievalist Everett U. Crosby considers new perspectives of medieval state-building and the vexed relations between secular and ecclesiastical authority.

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Everett U. Crosby is Professor of History in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia, USA.

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