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Relations with the Papacy
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What enormous power did the medieval Pope have over rulers?

Could excommunicate them

What did Pope Alexander II give William I in 1066?

A papal banner

Why did William I and the Pope initially cooperate well?

Both saw English Church needing reform

What did Gregory VII demand that William I firmly refused?

Swear oath of loyalty to papacy

In what year did Gregory VII become Pope?

1073

How did William Rufus treat papal authority?

With little respect

What did Pope Urban II promise regarding English matters?

Not to interfere in them

What was lay investiture?

Kings appointing bishops officially

Why did the Pope object to lay investiture?

Bishops owed positions to kings not Church

Why did Henry I need bishops to pay him homage?

They were his tenants-in-chief with land

What happened to Archbishop Anselm in 1103?

He was exiled again by Henry

How did the 1107 Concordat of London resolve the dispute?

Two-stage: Pope invests, then king homage

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