Papacy, 1073-1198 Continuity and Innovation

This book is a study of the transformation of the role of the pope in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. Hitherto, restricted to the local concerns of the diocese of Rome and virtually ignored by the outside world, he now emerged as monarch of the universal Church, dedicated to reform and to making the Church independent of secular control. Professor Robinson's text emphasises the growing importance of the college of cardinals and the practical aspects of papal government. It offers the most detailed analytical study yet available of this key period in the history of the western Church.Robinson, I. S. is the author of 'Papacy, 1073-1198 Continuity and Innovation' with ISBN 9780521264983 and ISBN 0521264987.