Honors Theses
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Completion
4-2024
Academic Year
2023-2024
Department
History & Political Science
Academic Major
History
Faculty Advisor
Julie E. Harris, Ph.D.
Abstract
From the Norman invasion in 1066 to Magna Carta in 1215, the balance of power between the Mitre and the Crown in Norman- Angevin England shifted from being defined through personal relationships to being defined by charters. This shift occurred due to a cycle of conflict and cooperation between Church and Crown, and during the periods of peace, kings, archbishops, and popes created models that delineated boundaries of power between the Church and the Crown. Over a century and a half, four functioning models emerged: the Crown-led Personal model created by William the Conqueror and Archbishop Lanfranc from 1066-1089, the Cooperation model created by Henry I, Archbishop Anselm, and Pope Paschal II from 1107 to 1135, the Revised Clarendon model created by Henry II and Pope Alexander II in the wake of Archbishop Thomas Becket’s assassination, and the Constitutional model created by Archbishop Lanfranc and imposed upon John in 1215. Each successive model moved away from personal relationships and toward defining the delineation of power through charters.
Recommended Citation
Copeland, Isaac, "The Mitre and Crown: The Relationship Between the Church and Crown in Norman-Angevin England, 1066-1215" (2024). Honors Theses. 26.
https://scholarworks.harding.edu/honors-theses/26
