Title: Archbishops Ralph d'Escures, William of Corbeil, and Theobald of Bec
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.
Subjects: Bishops, Church history, Bisschoppen, Church of england, bishops, Clergy, great britain, Clergy, biography, Church of england, history, Évêques, Histoire religieuse, RELIGION, Christianity, Catholic
Places: England, Canterbury
People: Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, William of Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury, Ralph d'Escures, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1122)
Time periods: Middle Ages, 600-1500