History B Schools History Project GCSE
Church hierarchy and royal control
What Church hierarchy and royal control means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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The Pope was the spiritual head, but the English king controlled the appointment of bishops, and the Church was structured into dioceses managed by bishops, with local priests serving villages.
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