Archbishops Ralph d'Escures, William of Corbeil, and Theobald of Bec
Subtitle: heirs of Anselm and ancestors of Becket
By: Jean Truax
Series: The archbishops of Canterbury series
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780754668367; 9781409451013; 9780754668336
Subjects: Bishops; Church history
Description: Introduction: the English Church as Anselm left it -- Ralph d'Escures: a different kind of Archbishop -- The road to Rome: Ralph of Canterbury, Thurstan of York, and the primacy dispute -- Roman holiday: William of Corbeil and the Canterbury forgeries -- Securing the future: William of Corbeil and the Anglo-Norman succession crisis -- Juggling act: archbishop, bishop, king, empress and pope -- The limits of power: Archbishop Theobald and his neighbors -- Trouble on the way: Theobald and the new regime -- Conclusion: the world as Becket found it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the English Church as Anselm left it; title: Ralph d'Escures: a different kind of Archbishop; title: The road to Rome: Ralph of Canterbury, Thurstan of York, and the primacy dispute; title: Roman holiday: William of Corbeil and the Canterbury forgeries; title: Securing the future: William of Corbeil and the Anglo-Norman succession crisis; title: Juggling act: archbishop, bishop, king, empress and pope; title: The limits of power: Archbishop Theobald and his neighbors; title: Trouble on the way: Theobald and the new regime; title: Conclusion: the world as Becket found it.