The late antique and the early medieval periods witnessed the flourishing of bishops in the West as the main articulators of social life. This influential posit

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The late antique and the early medieval periods witnessed the flourishing of bishops in the West as the main articulators of social life. This influential posit

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This volume explores the role of bishops at the heart of thirteenth-century English politics, examining their culture and political theology. Under King John an