Lanfranc of Bec and the Common Law: Part II (Keeping it Together)
New York, NY – August 5, 2015 My last post introduced you to Lanfranc, the Archbishop of Canterbury during William the Conqueror’s 11th-Century reign in England. As Archbishop of Canterbury and self-styled “Primate of England,” Lanfranc was the Pope’s representative in England. In the Middle Ages, Britain was far removed from the papacy and, seemingly, from […]