Benedict Wiedemann is an Early Career Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He was born in Bristol and received his PhD, postgraduate, and undergraduate degrees from University College London. He taught briefly at the University of Kent before coming to Cambridge in 2018.

This book can be considered as a critique of the 'maximalist' interpretations of papal authority found in the works of W. Ullmann, M. Maccarrone, B. Tierney and H. Cowdrey. This critique is undeniably justified, and this is the book's greatest merit.

• Introduction 1: Investiture: Papal Investiture of Secular Rulers prior to and during the Investiture Contest 2: Homage: Popes and Homage in the Twelfth Century 3: Protection: Papal Protection of Kings in the Twelfth Century 4: Vassalage: The Birth of Feudal Overlordship in Sicily, England, Man and Aragon in the early Thirteenth Century 5: State-Building: The Prince-Bishops of Maguelone and Papal Overlordship in Southern France in the Thirteenth Century 6: Wardship: Theory and Practice of Papal Protection for Underage Rulers in the Thirteenth Century 7: Confiscation: Deposing Vassal-Kings in the Thirteenth Century Epilogue

Benedict Wiedemann is an Early Career Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He was born in Bristol and received his PhD, postgraduate, and undergraduate degrees from University College London. He taught briefly at the University of Kent before coming to Cambridge in 2018.

This book can be considered as a critique of the 'maximalist' interpretations of papal authority found in the works of W. Ullmann, M. Maccarrone, B. Tierney and H. Cowdrey. This critique is undeniably justified, and this is the book's greatest merit.

• Introduction 1: Investiture: Papal Investiture of Secular Rulers prior to and during the Investiture Contest 2: Homage: Popes and Homage in the Twelfth Century 3: Protection: Papal Protection of Kings in the Twelfth Century 4: Vassalage: The Birth of Feudal Overlordship in Sicily, England, Man and Aragon in the early Thirteenth Century 5: State-Building: The Prince-Bishops of Maguelone and Papal Overlordship in Southern France in the Thirteenth Century 6: Wardship: Theory and Practice of Papal Protection for Underage Rulers in the Thirteenth Century 7: Confiscation: Deposing Vassal-Kings in the Thirteenth Century Epilogue

Benedict Wiedemann is an Early Career Research Fellow at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He was born in Bristol and received his PhD, postgraduate, and undergraduate degrees from University College London. He taught briefly at the University of Kent before coming to Cambridge in 2018.

This book can be considered as a critique of the 'maximalist' interpretations of papal authority found in the works of W. Ullmann, M. Maccarrone, B. Tierney and H. Cowdrey. This critique is undeniably justified, and this is the book's greatest merit.

• Introduction 1: Investiture: Papal Investiture of Secular Rulers prior to and during the Investiture Contest 2: Homage: Popes and Homage in the Twelfth Century 3: Protection: Papal Protection of Kings in the Twelfth Century 4: Vassalage: The Birth of Feudal Overlordship in Sicily, England, Man and Aragon in the early Thirteenth Century 5: State-Building: The Prince-Bishops of Maguelone and Papal Overlordship in Southern France in the Thirteenth Century 6: Wardship: Theory and Practice of Papal Protection for Underage Rulers in the Thirteenth Century 7: Confiscation: Deposing Vassal-Kings in the Thirteenth Century Epilogue