The New Middle Ages: The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066–1216

Name: The New Middle Ages: The Politics of Patronage in England and Normandy, 1066–1216
Brand: Palgrave Macmillan US
SKU: 9781349455669
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Crosby, E.

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.