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Bishops in the Political Community of England, 1213-1272
S. T. Ambler
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Hardcover. Explores the role of bishops at the heart of thirteenth-century English politics, examining their culture and political theology. Under King John and Henry III, the bishops acted as peacemakers, supporting royal power when it was threatened, but between 1258 and 1265, led by Simon de Montfort, they became partisans, helping to overturn royal power. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Thirteenth-century England was a special place and time to be a bishop. Like their predecessors, these bishops were key members of the regnal community: anointers of kings, tenants-in-chief, pastors, counsellors, scholars, diplomats, the brothers and friends of kings and barons, and the protectors of the weak. But now circumstance and personality converged to produce an uncommonly dedicated episcopate-dedicated not only to its pastoral mission but also to the defence of the kingdom and the oversight of royal government. This cohort was bound by corporate solidarity and a vigorous culture, and possessed an authority to reform the king, and so influence ... Read more
Thirteenth-century England was a special place and time to be a bishop. Like their predecessors, these bishops were key members of the regnal community: anointers of kings, tenants-in-chief, pastors, counsellors, scholars, diplomats, the brothers and friends of kings and barons, and the protectors of the weak. But now circumstance and personality converged to produce an uncommonly dedicated episcopate-dedicated not only to its pastoral mission but also to the defence of the kingdom and the oversight of royal government. This cohort was bound by corporate solidarity and a vigorous culture, and possessed an authority to reform the king, and so influence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
511g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198754022
SKU
V9780198754022
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About S. T. Ambler
S. T. Ambler undertook her doctoral research at King's College London, with joint supervision at University College London, and received her PhD in 2012 after a year as Thornley Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research. Afterwards she worked on the AHRC-funded Breaking of Britain Project, and from 2013 to 2015 as Senior Post-Doctoral Research Associate on the AHRC's Magna ... Read more
Reviews for Bishops in the Political Community of England, 1213-1272
Ambler's book is a welcome contribution to the study of British church history
Mark Clavier, Anglican and Episcopal History
Ambler's work is good, nuanced, and well argued, and fits into the current trends of the historiography with its sympathetic focus on the bishops as men operating within multiple spheres. It contributes well to the discussions around episcopal roles ... Read more
Mark Clavier, Anglican and Episcopal History
Ambler's work is good, nuanced, and well argued, and fits into the current trends of the historiography with its sympathetic focus on the bishops as men operating within multiple spheres. It contributes well to the discussions around episcopal roles ... Read more