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5 - Church and Society

from Part II - Space and Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2022

By
Richard Allen
Edited by
Benjamin Pohl
Benjamin Pohl
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
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Continuing the volume’s second thematic strand (Space and Society), this chapter addresses the topic of Church and society in the age of William the Conqueror. It commences with a discussion of the Church in Normandy, before considering the corresponding situation across the Channel in England. It then develops a comparative perspective that draws attention to some fundamental issues surrounding the Anglo-Norman Church and its legacy, including William the Conqueror’s relationship with the episcopate and the Anglo-Norman monastic landscape, the importance of stability and authority, and the use of violence by and against members of the clergy.

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EnglandNormandyFrancechurchsocietyreligionculture
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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror , pp. 98 - 117
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Church and Society
  • Edited by Benjamin Pohl, University of Bristol
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
  • Online publication: 15 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108628884.006
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  • Church and Society
  • Edited by Benjamin Pohl, University of Bristol
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
  • Online publication: 15 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108628884.006
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  • Church and Society
  • Edited by Benjamin Pohl, University of Bristol
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
  • Online publication: 15 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108628884.006
Available formats
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