page circa february medieval son priest served kings election york elected delayed years fought attempts archbishop_of_canterbury assert york eventually consecrated pope instead allowed return england archbishop secured new bishops province henry died supported henry nephew king defended northern england invasion scots taking leading organising english forces battle standard shortly death resigned took habit monk early life son canon london named anger held son anger later mother named born region normandy father given family moved england early career held mare diocese london served henry royal clerk point early career visited vowed monk later life served henry henry obtained election august ordained december ordained priest june controversy exile archbishop_of_canterbury refused archbishop elect profession obedience southern long running canterbury york dispute started refused profession asked king permission rome consult pope henry refused allow journey personal appeal decided canterbury english king ordered submit canterbury instead publicly resigned way received letters supported york commanded consecrated profession similar letters gone pope ordering archbishop_of_canterbury news letters public resignation ignored continued considered archbishop elect years new championed case october consecrated earlier promised henry king permission granted enraged king refused allow newly consecrated archbishop enter england remained time continent company pope traveling pope visited king henry sister spiritual daughter time issued favor released york canterbury supremacy forever demanded king allow return york pope threatened england punishment papal bull length friends including succeeded henry rejoined king normandy easter escorted monastery retired active secular affairs recalled england early archbishop main weaknesses york lack bishops managed secure resurrection diocese possible compromised lord sub king scotland secured gained bishop previously ecclesiastical matters handled scottish bishops bishop native provoked wrath bishop isles previously jurisdiction new survived york new important step battle york canterbury mainly battle prestige respective sees number bishops subject archbishop important factor reputation received papal permission found entirely new diocese consecrated bishop new refused accept new archbishop_of_canterbury superior help william dispute continued carried complaints person rome twice pope ruled favour york pope based decision fact canterbury supporting documents forged supported king stephen henry death appeared stephen court easter held westminster negotiated truce england scotland mustered army defeated scots battle standard august near yorkshire direct battle created standard gave battle putting ship mast cart hanging banners mast scots invaded attempting aid daughter henry stephen rival throne january resigned entered order died february buried church legacy gave land churches diocese founded religious houses founded yorkshire founded obtained papal privilege protection giving privilege abbey helped found giving site monks expelled york helped points career tried persuade foundation patron founded predecessor york helping foundation house sincere reformer opposed election unfit men pope asked opinion elevation abbot replied consider life reputation fitting remove promote bishop london confirmed bishop nephew york accused murder william york successors york
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