Saint Hugh, bishop of Lincoln from 1186 to 1200, was one of the most remarkable personalities of 12th-century England. To mark the 800th anniversary of his move to Lincoln, several eminent scholars have here contributed essays on how his life related to the ideals of the Carthusian Order, how he ruled his diocese, what kind of impact his sanctity had on English political and social life, and how he was viewed and venerated in the period after his death.
Saint Hugh, bishop of Lincoln from 1186 to 1200, was one of the most remarkable personalities of 12th-century England. To mark the 800th anniversary o...
The Coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England is more than a general account of the conversion of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It is a probing study of the way in which Christianity was fashioned in England, giving full weight to the variety of wealth of the traditions that contributed to early Anglo-Saxon Christianity. It is also a study in the process of Christianization, as it was carried out by churchmen who, according to Mayr-Harting, prepared themselves by prayer and study and travel as well as by social awareness to Christianize their world.
For this edition, the...
The Coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England is more than a general account of the conversion of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It is a pr...
The papers reprinted here all have to do with the very varied ways in which religion made an impact upon, or was intertwined with, political and social life. They span the period from 600 to 1200, with particular points of focus on early Anglo-Saxon England, Charlemagne, the Ottonian empire, and 12th-century England. In these articles, the Oxford historian Henry Mayr-Harting explores the religion of secular rulers, the religion (or relative lack of it) of bishops and churches, the religion of custodians at shrines or of recluses or artists, as well as religious phenomena such as angelic...
The papers reprinted here all have to do with the very varied ways in which religion made an impact upon, or was intertwined with, political and socia...
The period from 1066 to 1272, from the Norman Conquest to the death of Henry III, was one of enormous political change in England and of innovation in the Church as a whole. "Religion, Politics and Society 1066-1272" charts the many ways in which a constantly changing religious culture impacted on a social and political system which was itself dominated by clerics, from the parish to the kingdom.
Examining the various ways in which churchmen saw their relation to secular power, Henry Mayr-Harting introduces many of the great personalities of the time, such as Thomas Becket and Robert...
The period from 1066 to 1272, from the Norman Conquest to the death of Henry III, was one of enormous political change in England and of innovation...
