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D. L. d'Avray is Professor Emeritus of History at University College London. He has published widely on medieval preaching, death and kingship, marriage, rationalities, and the papacy. His previous publications include the companion volume of texts, Papal Jurisprudence c. 400: Sources of the Canon Law Tradition (Cambridge, 2019); Papacy, Monarchy and Marriage, 860–1600 (Cambridge, 2015); and Dissolving Royal Marriages: A Documentary History, 860–1600 (Cambridge, 2014). He has been Fellow of the British Academy since 2005 and Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America since 2016.
'The history of the papacy in the early Middle Ages is plagued with conflicting scholarly interpretations of its role, importance, and doctrines. David d'Avray has written a masterfully lucid analysis of the first papal letters, papal authority and institutions, and the problems the bishops of Rome faced as they strove to create a universal set of norms for the church.' Kenneth Pennington, Catholic University of America 'As he did for sermons, David d'Avray combines meticulous case studies and a compelling narrative to explain the responsive nature of canon law and collapse distinctions between Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Both late antique and high medieval papal decretals were issued and interpreted in response to 'social complexities and uncertainties.' The sheer quantity and complexity of papal decretals in canon law collections and the specialist glosses these required meant that canon law became dominated by Rome rather than local experts, forever determining the nature of canon law in the West.' Jessalynn Bird, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
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