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- Title
Bishops, kings and queens.
- Authors
Harvey, Katherine
- Abstract
The article discusses the evolution of church policies for electing bishops in the Middle Ages, focusing particularly on how such policies evolved in England. Prior to the eleventh century, Bishops were elected by their diocese, but generally followed the recommendations of local nobles or the king. Beginning in the 11th century, Gregorian reforms sought to limit secular involvement in church matters. In the beginning of the 13th century, decrees of the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 and the 1214 charter by King John of England promised episcopal elections should be free of secular interference in the English Church, with papal authority overseeing contested appointments.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; UNITED Kingdom; BISHOPS; MEDIEVAL church, 600-1500; CATHOLIC bishops -- Appointment, call, &; election; CATHOLIC bishops; LEGAL status of bishops; CATHOLIC Church &; state; CHURCH &; state; BRITISH church history, 449-1066; BRITISH church history, 1066-1485
- Publication
History Today, 2012, Vol 62, Issue 10, p3
- ISSN
0018-2753
- Publication type
Article