Church/Politcs:Adam Orleton

by Roy Martin Haines

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521022484
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/10/2005
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Third Series , #10
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Apprenticeship; 2. The diplomatic envoy; 3. The Diocesan bishop; 4. Political involvement; 5. Summing up; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.