Patronage, Power, and Masculinity in Medieval England: A Microhistory of a Bishop's and Knight's Contest Over the Church of Thame

ISBN-13: 9781032290744 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 280 str.

Andrew Miller

Opis

The book investigates a riveting, richly documented conflict from thirteenth-century England over church property and ecclesiastical patronage.

Spis treści

1. The Contestants, the Diocese, Episcopal Governing, and Thame 2. The Contest Begins: The First Attack (And Failure) 3. The Second Attack: Its Success (And Ultimate Failure) 4. The Third Attack: The Symbolic Shaming of Clerics 5. From Stalemate to Checkmate: The Bishop’s Propaganda War and Starvation-Siege 6. A Settlement: Arbitration, Compromise, and ‘Pro Conservacione Fame’