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Ranulf Flambard, or Squiffy (died September 5, 1128) was Bishop of Durham and an influential government minister of William Rufus. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... Pope Honorius II recognizes and confirms the Order of the Knights Templar. ... Arms of the Bishop of Durham The Bishop of Durham is the officer of the Church of England responsible for the diocese of Durham, one of the oldest in the country. ... William II (c. ...

He was the son of a Norman parish priest in the diocese of Bayeux. Emigrating at an early age to England, the young Ranulf entered the chancery of William I and became conspicuous as a courtier. He was disliked by the barons, who nicknamed him Flambard in reference to his talents as a mischief-maker; but he acquired the reputation of an acute financier and appears to have played an important part in the compilation of the Domesday survey. In that record he is mentioned as a clerk by profession, and as holding land both in Hants and Oxfordshire. Before the death of the old king he became chaplain to Maurice, bishop of London, under whom he had formerly served in the chancery. Norman conquests in red. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Bayeux (pronounced ) is a small town and commune in the Calvados dÃ©partement, in Normandy, northwestern France. ... William I of England (c. ... This article is about the 11th century census. ... Arms of the Bishop of London The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. ...

Early in the next reign Ranulf returned to the royal service. He is usually described as the chaplain of Rufus, but he is also called treasurer and his services were chiefly of a fiscal character. His name is regularly connected by the chroniclers with the rapacious extortion from which all classes suffered between 1087 and 1100.^[1] He profited largely by the tyranny of Rufus, farming for the king a large proportion of the ecclesiastical preferments which were illegally kept vacant. He personally managed sixteen abbeys or bishoprics and obtaining for himself the wealthy see of Durham (1099). Tax farming was originally a Roman practise whereby the burden of tax collection was removed from the Roman State to private individuals or groups. ... Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham in North East England. ...

His fortunes fell upon the accession of Henry I, by whom he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Flambard soon escaped, and is noted as not only the first inmate of this soon-to-be-infamous prison, but also the first person to escape from it. A popular legend represents the bishop as descending from the window of his cell by a rope which friends had conveyed to him in a cask of wine. He took refuge across the English Channel with Henry's brother Robert, Duke of Normandy. Henry I (circa 1068 â€“ 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and the first born in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. ... Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically simply as The Tower), is a historic monument in central London, England on the north bank of the River Thames. ... Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: (IPA: ), the sleeve; Dutch: Het Kanaal) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... Robert II (called Curthose for his short squat appearance) (c. ...

As Robert's advisor, he pressed the duke to dispute his brother Henry's claim to the crown of England. Robert invaded England in 1101, but he agreed at the Treaty of Alton to renounce his claim to the English throne. Events A second wave of crusaders arrives in the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, after being heavily defeated by Kilij Arslan I at Heraclia. ... The Treaty of Alton was an agreement signed in 1101 between Henry I of England and his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy in which Robert agreed to recognize Henry as king of England in exchange for a yearly stipend and other concessions. ...

Robert rewarded the bishop by entrusting him with the administration of the see of Lisieux. After Robert's defeat by Henry at Tinchebray in 1106, the bishop was among the first to make his peace with Henry, and was returned to the see he had purchased in 1099. He retired from political life and Henry found in Roger of Salisbury an able financier who was infinitely more acceptable to the nation. Lisieux is a commune of the Calvados dÃ©partement, in the Lower Normandy rÃ©gion, in France. ... Combatants Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy Henry I of England Commanders William, Count of Mortain Robert of BellÃªme, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury Ranulf of Bayeux Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan William de Warenne Helias, Count of Maine Alan IV, Duke of Brittany William, count of Evreux Ralph... Events September 28 - Henry I of England defeats his older brother Robert Curthose, duke of Normandy, at the Battle of Tinchebrai, and imprisons him in Cardiff Castle; Edgar Atheling and William Clito are also taken prisoner. ... Roger (d. ...

At Durham he passed the remainder of his life. His private life scandalized the local clergy; he had at least two sons, for whom he purchased benefices before they had entered on their teens; and scandalous tales are told of the entertainments with which he enlivened his seclusion. But he distinguished himself as a builder and a pious founder. He all but completed the cathedral[2] which his predecessor, William of St. Carilef, had begun; fortified Durham; built Norham Castle[3]; founded the priory of Mottisfout and endowed the college of Christchurch, Hampshire.^[2] Durham Cathedrals famous Sanctuary Knocker on the North Door Ground plan of Durham Cathedral Legend of the founding of Durham depicted on cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, which is almost always referred to as Durham Cathedral, in the city... William of St Calais (Carilef) (d. ... Norham Castle is a castle in Norham, Northumberland, England. ...

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List of Bishops and Prince-Bishops of Durham

Bishops: Saxon to Norman
Aldhun · Eadmund · Eadred · Ethelric · Ethelwin William of St Calais (Carilef) (d. ... Arms of the Bishop of Durham The Bishop of Durham is the officer of the Church of England responsible for the diocese of Durham, one of the oldest in the country. ... Geoffrey Rufus was the tenth Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England, from 1123 to 1133. ... Waldric was the eighth Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England, from 1102 to 1107. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and prior to the Union the Chancellor of England and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states. ... Geoffrey Rufus was the tenth Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England, from 1123 to 1133. ... List of Bishops of Durham. ... Arms of the Bishop of Durham The Bishop of Durham is the officer of the Church of England responsible for the diocese of Durham, one of the oldest in the country. ... Prince-Bishop was the title given bishops who held secular powers, beside their inherent clerical power. ... The Diocese of Durham is a Church of England diocese, based in Durham, and covering the historic County Durham (and therefore including the southern part of Tyne and Wear and the northern part of Cleveland). ... Aldhun of Durham (died 1018) was the last Bishop of Lindisfarne and the first Bishop of Durham. ... Eadmund of Durham was Bishop of Durham from 1021-1041. ... Eadred was Bishop of Durham from 1041-1042. ... Eathelric was Bishop of Durham from 1042-1056. ... Ethelwin was the last Anglo-Saxon bishop of Durham (1056-1071), the last who was not also a secular ruler, and the only English bishop at the time of the Norman Conquest who did not remain loyal to William the Conqueror. ...

Prince-Bishops: Norman to Reformation
William Walcher · William of St. Carilef · Ranulf Flambard · Geoffrey Rufus · William of St. Barbara · Hugh Pudsey · Philip of Poitou · Richard Marsh · Richard le Poor · Nicholas Farnham · Walter of Kirkham · Robert Stitchill · Robert of Holy Island · Antony Beck · Richard Kellaw · Lewis de Beaumont · Richard de Bury · Thomas Hatfield · John Fordham · Walter Skirlaw · Thomas Langley · Robert Neville · Laurence Booth · William Dudley · John Sherwood · Richard Foxe · William Senhouse · Christopher Bainbridge · Thomas Ruthall · Thomas Wolsey · Cuthbert Tunstall William Walcher (d. ... William of St Calais (Carilef) (d. ... Geoffrey Rufus was the tenth Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England, from 1123 to 1133. ... William of St. ... Hugh de Puiset (c. ... Philip of Poitou (d. ... Richard Marsh served as Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Durham. ... Richard Poore (d. ... Nicholas Farnham was Bishop of Durham from 1241-1249. ... Walter of Kirkham was Bishop of Durham in 1249. ... Robert Stitchill was Bishop of Durham from 1260-1274. ... Robert of Holy Island was Bishop of Durham from 1274-1283. ... Antony Bek (d. ... Richard Kellaw was Bishop of Durham from 1311-1316 This article about a Bishop or Prince-Bishop of Durham is a stub. ... Lewis de Beaumont was Bishop of Durham from 1318-1333. ... Richard Aungerville (or Aungervyle) (January 24, 1287 - April 14, 1345), commonly known as Richard de Bury, was an English writer and bishop, He was born near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the son of Sir Richard Aungervyle, who was descended from one of William the Conquerors men. ... Thomas Hatfield was Bishop of Durham from 1345-1381. ... John Fordham was Bishop of Durham from 1382-1388. ... Walter Skirlaw was Bishop of Durham from 1388-1406. ... Cardinal Thomas Langley (b. ... Robert Neville (1408 - 1457) was a Bishop of Salisbury and an Bishop of Durham. ... Lawrence Booth (d. ... William Dudley was Bishop of Durham from 1476-1483. ... John Sherwood was Bishop of Durham from 1484-1494. ... Richard Fox (c. ... William Senhouse (died 1505), also called William Sever, was an English priest, successively Bishop of Carlisle, 1495–1502, and Bishop of Durham, 1502–1505. ... Bainbridge, Christopher (1464?â€“1514), archbishop of York and cardinal, Bambridge came from a family based in Westmorland - he was a maternal nephew of Thomas Langton, Bishop of Winchester, which may account for his charmed early life. ... Thomas Ruthall, (died February 4, 1523), was a Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Bishop of Durham. ... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. ... Cuthbert Tunstall (or Tonstall) (1474 - November 18, 1559) was an English church leader, twice Bishop of Durham. ...

Prince-Bishops: Reformation to Victorian
James Pilkington · Richard Barnes · Matthew Hutton · Tobias Matthew · William James · Richard Neile · George Monteigne · John Howson · Thomas Morton · John Cosin · Nathaniel Crew · William Talbot · Edward Chandler · Joseph Butler · Richard Trevor · John Egerton · Thomas Thurlow · Shute Barrington · William Van Mildert James Pilkington (1520 - 1576), was the Bishop of Durham from 1561 until his death in 1576. ... Richard Barnes (1532–1587) was an Anglican priest who served as a bishop in the Church of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was elected a fellow in 1552, and received his MA in 1557 and his DD... Matthew Hutton (1529 â€” 1606), archbishop of York, son of Matthew Hutton of Priest Hutton, in the parish of Warton, North Lancashire, was born in that parish in 1529. ... Tobias Matthew, or Tobie (1546 - March 29, 1628), archbishop of York, was the son of Sir John Matthew of Ross in Herefordshire, and of his wife Eleanor Crofton of Ludlow. ... William James was Bishop of Durham from 1606-1617. ... Richard Neile (1562-1640) was an English churchman, bishop of several English dioceses and Archbishop of York from 1631 until his death. ... George Monteigne was Bishop of Durham in 1628. ... John Howson was Bishop of Durham from 1628-1632 This article about a Bishop or Prince-Bishop of Durham is a stub. ... Thomas Morton (1564 - 1659), was an English churchman, bishop of several dioceses. ... John Cosin (November 30, 1594 - January 15, 1672) was an English churchman. ... Nathanial Crew, 3rd Baron Crew (January 31, 1633â€“1721) was Bishop of Oxford from 1671 to 1674, then Bishop of Durham from 1674 to 1721. ... The Right Reverend William Talbot (1658â€“October 10, 1730) was Bishop of Oxford from 1699 to 1715, Bishop of Salisbury from 1715 to 1722 and Bishop of Durham from 1722 to 1730. ... Edward Chandler was Bishop of Durham from 1730-1750. ... Joseph Butler (May 18, 1692 O.S. â€“ June 16, 1752) was an English bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher. ... Richard Trevor was Bishop of Durham from 1752-1771. ... John Egerton (30 November 1721â€“18 June 1787) was an Anglican bishop. ... Thomas Thurlow was Bishop of Durham from 1787-1781. ... Shute Barrington (1734—1826), youngest son of the John Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington, was educated at Eton College and Oxford, and after holding some minor dignities was made bishop of Llandaff in 1769. ... William Van Mildert (1765–1836) was the last Prince-Bishop of Durham (1826–1836), and one of the founders of the University of Durham. ...

Bishops: Victorian to present
Edward Maltby · Charles Thomas Longley · Henry Villiers · Charles Baring · Joseph Barber Lightfoot · Brooke Westcott · Handley Moule · Herbert Hensley Henson · Alwyn Williams · Arthur Michael Ramsey · Maurice Harland · Ian Ramsey · John Habgood · David Edward Jenkins · Michael Turnbull · Tom Wright Edward Maltby was Bishop of Durham from 1836-1856. ... A photo of Charles Thomas Longley by Lewis Carroll Charles Thomas Longley (1794-1868) was an English churchman, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until his death. ... Henry Montagu Villiers (January 1813 â€“ 9 August 1861) was a British clergyman of the Church of England. ... Charles Baring was Bishop of Durham from 1861-1879. ... Joseph Barber Lightfoot (April 13, 1828â€“December 21, 1889) was an English theologian and Bishop of Durham. ... Brooke Foss Westcott (January 12, 1825 _ July 27, 1901) was an English churchman and theologian, Bishop of Durham from 1890 until his death. ... Handley Moule was Bishop of Durham from 1901-1920. ... Henson in 1932 Bishop of Durham from 1920 to 1939, Anglican preacher and controversialist, Herbert Hensley Henson was born in London in 1863 and died in Hintlesham, Suffolk, in 1947. ... Alwyn Williams was Bishop of Durham from 1939-1952. ... Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury (1904-1988) was Archbishop of Canterbury from June 1961 to 1974. ... Maurice Harland was Bishop of Durham from 1956-1966. ... Ian Ramsey was Bishop of Durham from 1966-1972. ... John Stapylton Habgood, Baron Habgood (born 1927), was Bishop of Durham between 1973 - 1983, and Archbishop of York between 1983 - 1995. ... David Edward Jenkins (born January 26, 1925) is best known as the Bishop of Durham, a post he held from 1984 until 1994. ... Michael Turnbull (b. ... Nicholas Thomas Tom Wright (b. ...

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