1st Edition
The Church at War: The Military Activities of Bishops, Abbots and Other Clergy in England, c. 900-1200
By Daniel Gerrard
Copyright 2017
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
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The fighting bishop or abbot is a familiar figure to medievalists and much of what is known of the military organization of England in this period is based on ecclesiastical evidence. Unfortunately the fighting cleric has generally been regarded as merely a baron in clerical dress and has consequently fallen into the gap between military and ecclesiastical history. This study addresses three main... Read more
Introduction
Part 1: Occasions and Participants
Chapter 1: Fighting Clergy in Battle and on Campaign
Part 2: Military Power and Practice
Chapter 2: Prelates and their Warriors
Chapter 3: Prelates and their Fortresses
Chapter 4: Spiritual Weapons in Secular Warfare
Chapter 5: Delegated Powers and Marcher Lords
Part 3: Responses
Chapter 6: Canonical Responses
Chapter 7: Political and Judicial Responses
Chapter 8: Narrative Responses
Conclusions
Biography
Daniel M. G. Gerrard is Director of Greene's Institute in Oxford.
"As a resource to provide a useful framework for further research into the role of warrior clerics, it performs admirably." - Matthew Firth, University of New England
