richard dover richard died medieval monk archbishop_of_canterbury employed immediately death richard arranged buried eventually succeeded canterbury contentious election richard time archbishop spent dispute archbishop york england abbey canterbury archbishop jurisdiction abbey richard better relations king henry_ii england employed king diplomatic affairs richard trust served judge questions pope collected collection ecclesiastical laws patronage canon lawyers advance study canon law england early life richard born normandy monk canterbury chaplain archbishop canterbury point received education known studied notice history monk christ church colleague worked appointed prior dover martin dependent house christ church cathedral canterbury cathedral chapter canterbury right death richard employed meet unsuccessful attempt death richard took charge body arranged immediate burial archbishop years murder king henry_ii england decided fill vacant canterbury candidates richard prior canterbury previously roger abbot elected refused office june richard chosen monks preferred sides appealed rome richard rome recently elected charges illegitimate birth swearing oath king raised hearing charges dismissed election ratified april april new archbishop consecrated richard returned england close year bearing received directly pope granted powers richard clashed archbishop york respective rights sees time archbishop council held london fight supporters king henry_ii managed secure truce years richard soon embroiled dispute roger abbot abbey canterbury revolved abbey depended directly pope archbishop rights abbey end arranged settlement left abbey dependent pope direct gave archbishop spiritual authority churches previously held abbey richard time archbishop stormy better relations king richard attended royal councils king normandy richard rights clergy great predecessor regarded monastic writers followers sign weakness pope took richard task richard election bishops taking place royal chapel diplomatic efforts king behalf richard escorted henry daughter joan journey marry king sicily richard spent flanders diplomatic business patronage death legacy richard attracted canon lawyers household including peter advised legal matters richard convened nineteen forth dealing clerical marriage ordained clergy behaviour clergy dress canon dealt clandestine marriages regulated child marriages heavily involved trying judicial cases actual judgment execution questions entered collections canon law 13th century richard died kent february buried cathedral historian felt richard ineffective person historian calls richard fellow bishop held richard dover defects prevented richard promote use canon law england richard active powers interfere monastic affairs abbot threatening visit monastic houses exempt episcopal interference regulate monastic affairs domestic note richard held able steward estates canterbury interested increasing production held pious gentle man
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