The Reception of Papal Legates in England, 1170-1250

Considers the reception of legatine missions to England during a significant period in the development of Anglo-Papal relations. Papal legates, as the most powerful representatives of the pope, wielded significant influence in establishing and upholding papal authority throughout Christendom. The adventus - the elaborate ceremony of lordship on their arrival - provided a reception to mark their status. While the ceremony was ostensibly a straightforward display of power, communicating the lordsh