English Episcopal Acta 31, Ely 1109-1197

English Episcopal Acta 31, Ely 1109-1197
ISBN-10
0197263356
ISBN-13
9780197263358
Category
History
Pages
438
Language
English
Published
1980
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
British Academy, David Michael Smith, Nicholas Karn

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 the bishops 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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