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Hugh Du Puiset

A Biography of the Twelfth-century Bishop of Durham

  • Paperback
  • 366 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2.1 cm

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For historians interested in medieval church figures

Uncovers the complexities of du Puiset's ambition

You will gain insights into ecclesiastical politics

This biography explores the life of Hugh Du Puiset, a twelfth-century Bishop of Durham.
Descended from the ancient French family of Blois, Hugh du Puiset lived in the twelfth century. Charming, distinguished, arrogant, unscrupulous but above all ambitious, du Puiset died a disappointed man. It was to his ambition that he owed both his success and his downfall, the vices of his youth and the follies of his old age. G. V. Scammell here tells the story of his life - of the intrigues which preceded his election to the Bishopric of Durham, the swings of fortune which brought him into royal favour and disfavour, his role in the ecclesiastical politics of medieval England, the splendour of his Diocese, and the extent of his authority. Relevant documents and genealogical details are included in an appendix. This 1956 book, which is developed from the Prince Consort Prize Essay of 1952, should interest historians of the Middle Ages and the Church.
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  • Author

    G. V. Scammell

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    February 2011

  • Weight

    464g

  • Page Count

    366

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521179850

  • ISBN-10

    0521179858

  • Eden Code

    4024911

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