THE MITRE OE THOMAS BECKET. … URINGthe twelfth century,the bish-ops andhigher ec-clesiasticscombinedin them-selves thedoublecharacterof tempo-ral baronsand minis-ters of thechurch.What wasthen called the church, was a vast political power whichclaimed a feudal superiority over all the kings and princes ofthe earth ; and its…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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