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Church Politcs:Adam Orleton

By Roy Martin Haines

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9780521022484, 9780511560255, 0521215447, 0521022487, 0511560257, 9780521215442
LCC
DA231.A3 H34
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2150341 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Third Series
Pages
320\317
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In recent years Edward II's reign has attracted the attention of a number of scholars whose work has considerably modified the traditional picture. As a result, there has been a move away from the emphasis on constitutional and administrative theory and practice to a consideration of the personalities involved, notably Edward himself and the earls of Pembroke and Lancaster. Although medieval biography is difficult, such an approach has been highly successful - the actions of individuals are seen to be crucial in any analysis of events. However, since Kathleen Edwards's pioneer article in the mid-1940s, the Church's contribution has been largely neglected. In her view, after Archbishop Winchelsey's death the bishops cut sorry figures indeed. The time has come for a more sympathetic appraisal, in particular of the role played by Adam Orleton, promoted successively bishop of Hereford, Worcester and Winchester by a pope who paid no attention to the expostulations of the government at home.

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