The English Church & the Papacy in the Middle Ages (Sutton Illustrated History Paperbacks) [Paperback]

C. H. Lawrence (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1999 | Series: Sutton Illustrated History Paperbacks

The oldest of all surviving Western institutions, with an unbroken history dating from Christian antiquity to the present day, the papacy is a subject of interest to historians and a focus for continuing historical research. This book investigates the many-sided relations between Rome and the English Church and people in the Middle Ages. It contains studies by six leading medievalists, each on their author's own field of specialism. Together, they provide a continuous account of Anglo-papal relations from the mission of St Augustine in 597 to the eve of the Reformation. This revised edition contains a new chapter on the Anglo-Saxon church and new bibliographies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 259 pages
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd; Revised edition (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750919477
• ISBN-13: 978-0750919470
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,388,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A modern classic, September 23, 2009

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This review is from: The English Church & the Papacy in the Middle Ages (Sutton Illustrated History Paperbacks) (Paperback)

This is a modern classic that is still a model of good scholarship and lucid and urbane exposition after 44 years. It is dated in some matters of detail, but not in its broad outline, and the updated bibliographies will help readers keep up to date.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding overview of Medieval English-Papacy Relations, October 31, 2000

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C.H. Lawrence has done an excellent job of editing this book which is about the complex relationship between the English Monarchy-Church and the Papacy in Rome. The authors in this book write about the often severe relationship between England and the Papacy in an excellent and interesting prose that makes this complex subject easy to read.

Beginning with the mission of St. Augustine in 597 A.D. to convert the "pagan" celts, picts, etc to the eve of the Reformation the essays in this work describe the fascinating journey that the Catholic Church took in England. The relationships between the English Kings and the Catholic Church in England was often very severe and at times bloody (for instance Thomas Becket), yet for a number of centuries, the Catholic Church was supreme in English affairs of state and diplomacy. Yet, England was always questioning Rome's interference in its internal and external affairs, until finally Henry VIII broke off relations with Rome and began the Church Of England.

Overall, this is a very interesting read and is highly recommended to all who are interested in English Medieval History as well as Church Historians.