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England and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages: Papal Privileges in European Perspective, c. 680-1073
A detailed study of the relationship between England and the papacy across its first five centuries, from the times of Bede up to the Norman Conquest. It reassesses that relationship through a detailed study of a hitherto understudied corpus of papal documentary sources. It sets developments in England within a wider comparative European context.
| Author(s) | By Savill. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 352 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 29 Aug 2023 |
| Availability | Available |
A detailed study of the relationship between England and the papacy across its first five centuries, from the times of Bede up to the Norman Conquest. It reassesses that relationship through a detailed study of a hitherto understudied corpus of papal documentary sources. It sets developments in England within a wider comparative European context.
Maps Table Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgements 1: Introduction PART I. Understanding The Corpus 2: Getting to grips with papal privileges in the early middle ages 3: An annotated handlist of papal privileges in early medieval England PART II.
Benjamin Savill is an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Freie Universitat Berlin (Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut). He studied at University College London and Oxford.
