The Bishopric of Durham in the Late Middle Ages

New study sets the medieval palatinate of Durham firmly in the context of a community built round the cult of St Cuthbert. North-East England contained some distinctive power structures during the late middle ages, notably the palatinate of Durham, where writs were issued in the name of the bishop of Durham rather than of the king and the bishop exercised secular authority as earl palatine. The core of the palatinate was the bishopric of Durham, an area bounded by the rivers Tyne and Tees and di