Episcopal appointments in England, c. 1214-1344 : from episcopal election to papal provison

Episcopal appointments in England, c. 1214-1344 : from episcopal election to papal provison / Katherine Harvey.

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 transit...

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Main Author: Harvey, Katherine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2014]
Series:Church, faith, and culture in the Medieval West.
Subjects:
1066-1485
Bishops > Appointment, call, and election > History.
Clergy > Appointment, call, and election > History.
Election law (Canon law)
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ecclesiology.
Bishops > Appointment, call, and election
Clergy > Appointment, call, and election
Great Britain > Church history > 1066-1485.
Great Britain
Church history
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I The Age of Election; 1 The Theory of Election; 2 The Custom of Election: Ritual and Finance; 3 The Practice and Problems of Episcopal Election, c.1214-c.1307; Part II The Age of Provision; 4 The Age of Provision: Canon Law and Custom; 5 The Age of Provision: Responses and Consequences; Part III The European Context; 6 Episcopal Appointments in a European Context; Conclusion; Appendix: Appointments to English Bishoprics, 1215-1344; Bibliography; Index.

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