The Popes and Britain

The Popes and Britain

Author: Stella Fletcher

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1786731568

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When the British thought of themselves as a Protestant nation their natural enemy was the pope and they adapted their view of history accordingly. In contrast, Rome's perspective was always considerably wider and its view of Britain was almost invariably positive, especially in comparison to medieval emperors, who made and unmade popes, and post-medieval Frenchmen, who treated popes with contempt. As the twenty-first-century papacy looks ever more firmly beyond Europe, this new history examines political, diplomatic and cultural relations between the popes and Britain from their vague origins, through papal overlordship of England, the Reformation and the process of repairing that breach.


The Papacy, Scotland and Northern England, 1342-1378

The Papacy, Scotland and Northern England, 1342-1378

Author: Andrew D. M. Barrell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-05-09

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780521893954

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The lengthy period of the Avignon papacy in the fourteenth century created circumstances in which the burgeoning bureaucracy of the papal curia could flourish. Papal involvement in the everyday business of the church at local level reached its fullest extent in the years before the Great Schism. This book examines the impact of that involvement in Scotland and northern England, and analyses the practical effect of theories of papal sovereignty at a time when there was still widespread acceptance of the role of the Holy See. The nature and importance of political opposition, from both crown and parliament, is investigated from the standpoint of the validity of the complaints as indicated by local evidence, and a new interpretation is offered of the various statutory measures taken in England in Edward III's reign to control alleged abuses of papal power. Points of similarity and difference between Scotland and England are also given due emphasis. This is the first work to attempt to analyse the full breadth of papal involvement in late medieval Britain by utilising the rich local sources in association with material from the Vatican archives.


England and the Avignon Popes

England and the Avignon Popes

Author: Karsten Pluger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-12-02

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1351195654

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"Much has been written about the complex relationship between England and the papacy in the 14th century, yet the form (rather than the content) of the diplomatic intercourse between these two protagonists has not hitherto been examined in detail. Drawing on a wide range of unpublished sources, Pluger explores the techniques of communication employed by the Crown in its dealings with Clement VI (1342-52) and Innocent VI (1352-62). Methodologies of social and cultural history and of International Relations are brought to bear on the analysis of the dialogue between Westminster and Avignon, resulting in a more complete picture of 14th-century Anglo-papal relations in particular and of medieval diplomatic practice in general."


Anglo-Papal Relations in the Early Fourteenth Century

Anglo-Papal Relations in the Early Fourteenth Century

Author: Barbara Bombi

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0198729154

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Barbara Bombi examines diplomacy between England and the papal curia during the first phase of the Anglo-French conflict known as the Hundred Years' War (1305-1360), exploring the development of diplomatic systems, and how they were impacted by conflict and political change.


England, Rome, and the Papacy, 1417-1464

England, Rome, and the Papacy, 1417-1464

Author: Margaret M. Harvey

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780719034596

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This study, beginning after Agincourt with Henry V's seeking of alliances and recognition for his gains and claims to the French throne through the Treaty of Troyes, describes the way in which the papacy's "plenitude of power" functioned through its representatives in England from 1417 to 1464.


Christian Culture and Society in Later Catholic England

Christian Culture and Society in Later Catholic England

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-08-08

Total Pages: 677

ISBN-13: 900469305X

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This book in memory of F. Donald Logan explores different aspects of Christian culture and society in England from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. Although this period has traditionally been interpreted in terms of decline and decay, this excessively gloomy picture has slowly given way over the last eighty years or so to a more positive view of Christian civilization during these centuries. The twenty-two studies brought together here seek to build on this ongoing reassessment of Later Catholic England, especially in those areas in which Professor Logan himself had done so much to deepen our understanding of Christian English society. Contributors are: Travis Baker, Caroline Barron, Nicholas Bennett, Barbara Bombi, Paul Brand, Janet Burton, James G. Clark, Karen Corsano, Virginia Davis, Charles Donahue Jr, Anne J. Duggan, Joan Greatrex, Diana Greenway, Michael Haren, R.H. Helmholz, Philippa Hoskin, Henry Ansgar Kelly, Frederik Pedersen, Seymour Phillips, Michael J.P. Robson, Jens Röhrkasten, Jane Sayers, R.N. Swanson, Daniel Williman, and Patrick Zutshi.


The Antichrist and the Lollards: Apocalypticism in Late Medieval and Reformation England

The Antichrist and the Lollards: Apocalypticism in Late Medieval and Reformation England

Author: Curtis V. Bostick

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-10-11

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 9004474536

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This study examines expectations of imminent judgment that energized reform movements in Late Medieval and Reformation Europe. It probes the apocalyptic vision of the Lollards, followers of the Oxford professor John Wycliff (1384). The Lollards repudiated the medieval church and established conventicles despite officially sanctioned prosecution. While exploring the full spectrum of late medieval apocalypticism, this work focuses on the diverse range of Wycliffite literature, political and religious treatises, sermons, biblical commentaries, including trial records, to reveal a dynamic strain of apocalyptic discourse. It shows that sixteenth-century English apocalypticism was fed by vibrant, indigenous Wycliffite well springs. The rhetoric of Lollard apocalypticism is analyzed and its effect on carriers and audiences is investigated, illuminating the rise of evil in church and society as perceived by the Lollards and their radical reform program.


The Cardinal Protectors of England

The Cardinal Protectors of England

Author: William E. Wilkie

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1974-07-11

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780521203326

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A personal and political history, unpredictable and often tragic, of the series of Italian cardinals who undertook, to serve the king and England in the papal court.