Criminal Churchmen in the Age of Edward III: The Case of Bishop Thomas de Lisle

by John Aberth

Thomas de Lisle, Bishop of Ely from 1345 to 1361, was not a typical English churchman. As John Aberth shows, de Lisle was leader of a local gang of thugs and bullies who terrorized both the poor and the rich of East Anglia and assisted the bishop in his extensive, unholy activities, including arson, kidnapping, extortion, theft, and murder. His criminal career culminated in a final, disastrous assault on Edward III's cousin, Lady de Wake, in 1356,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271015438
• ISBN13: 9780271015439
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"