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ENGLISH EPISCOPAL ACTA 31, ELY 1109-1197
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| By: |
Nicholas Karn (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0197263356 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780197263358 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 2005 |
| Series: |
English Episcopal Acta 31 |
| Pages: |
438 |
| Description: |
The 170 acta published in this volume provide one of the best records of the structuring of a new diocese and the establishment of a cathedral chapter. The diocese of Ely (comprising historic Cambridgeshire) was founded in 1109, and its first four bishops oversaw the elaboration of a system of local ecclesiastical government, and also the formulation of a settlement between themselves and the Benedictine monks of Ely, whose church became the cathedral. Two of thebishops also held high secular office - William de Longchamp was effective regent of England while King Richard I was on Crusade - and the acta issued in connection with these duties shed light on the delegation of royal power. |
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This latest addition to the English Episcopal Acta series brings together for the first time edited versions of more than 170 charters in the names of the four bishops who held the see of Ely (comprising historic Cambridgeshire) from its foundation in 1109 to 1197. These four bishops - Hervey, Nigel, Geoffrey Ridel and William de Longchamp - were amongst the most distinguished in twelfth-century England and their charters bear on many aspects of the social, economic, legal, ecclesiastical and monastic history of this period. The charters especially illustrate the position of the bishops as feudal lords, and their complex and often controversial relations with the monks of their cathedral. Of the four bishops in office before 1197, two held important secular office alongside their episcopal appointments, most notably William de Longchamp, justiciar and effective regent of England while King Richard I was absent during the Third Crusade. Acta issued in connexion with these secular offices are included in the volume, and make an important contribution to the understanding of the delegation of royal power and secular government far beyond the diocese of Ely.An extensive introduction contextualises the acta in the development of the cathedral church and the diocese of Ely. |
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4pp halftone plates |
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UK |
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Oxford University Press |
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