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Church/Politcs: Adam Orleton

Church/Politcs: Adam Orleton

Haines, Roy Martin

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Third, Book 10

Historical FiguresReligious BiographiesMedieval & Renaissance History

ISBN10: 0521022487
ISBN13: 9780521022484
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 10 2005
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.72 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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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