Archbishops Ralph d'Escures, William of Corbeil, and Theobald of Bec

the long version

Introduction: the English Church as Anselm left it -- Ralph d'Escures: a different kind of Archbishop -- The road to Rome: Ralph of Canterbury, Thurstan of York, and the primacy dispute -- Roman holiday: William of Corbeil and the Canterbury forgeries -- Securing the future: William of Corbeil and the Anglo-Norman succession crisis -- Juggling act: archbishop, bishop, king, empress and pope -- The limits of power: Archbishop Theobald and his neighbors -- Trouble on the way: Theobald and the new regime -- Conclusion: the world as Becket found it.