English Episcopal Acta
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English Episcopal Acta
Published 1 June 2012
Archbishop Roger effectively led the clerical opposition to Thomas Becket of Canterbury. When Becket was martyred in 1170 Roger was naturally vilified by Becket's numerous biographers. Yet no full-scale account of the career of Roger himself has ever been written. This collection of his charters - introduced by a 'Life' - aims at least partially to fill this gap, and by showing how Roger administered his diocese, reveals another side of this enigmatic archbishop.