The Mitre and the Crown: A History of the Archbishops of Canterbury: A History of the Archbisops of Canterbury

The Mitre and the Crown: A History of the Archbishops of Canterbury: A History of the Archbisops of Canterbury

by Dominic Aidan Bellenger (Author), Dominic Aidan Bellenger (Author), Stella Fletcher (Author)

Synopsis

From St Augustine in the sixth century to Rowan Williams in the twenty-first, the archbishops of Canterbury have provided leadership for the English Church. Those called to the office have included saints and scholars, men of faith and men of action. More than a hundred archbishops of Canterbury have offered spiritual leadership and political influence, whether in co-operation with the secular power or as its critics. Royal dynasties have come and gone, but the succession of the Canterbury primates has provided a remarkably continuous thread running through the history of England. The Mitre and the Crown draws upon a wealth of recent scholarly literature to relate the story of the archbishops against a backdrop of more than fourteen centuries of English ecclesiastical history. It examines the social and cultural experiences that shaped the holders of the archiepiscopal office, together with the personal talents they brought to the service of both Church and State.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Published: 17 Feb 2005

ISBN 10: 0750931213
ISBN 13: 9780750931212

Author Bio
Dominic Aidan Bellenger is Prior of Downside Abbey and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Society of Antiquaries. His publications include Medieval Worlds (Routledge 2002) and Princes of the Church (with Stella Fletcher, Sutton 2001), Stella Fletcher is a lecturer and writer on history. Her books include the Longman Companion to Renaissance Europe (1999).