History A-Level
The papacy as an arbiter in national disputes
What The papacy as an arbiter in national disputes means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Henry swore to accept the pope's judgment on the church, and the papacy's authority was strengthened, with the pope's role as arbiter enhanced.
Topics that use The papacy as an arbiter in national disputes
- Henry II and the English church, 1154–74 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Church courts
- Clerical interference in secular affairs
- Legal reform and custom
- The limits of royal authority over the church
- The political use of penance and ritual
- Exile and political resistance
- Papal influence
- Personal loyalty and betrayal
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