Excommunication in Thirteenth-Century England

Excommunication was the medieval church's most severe sanction, used against people at all levels of society. It was a spiritual, social, and legal penalty. Excommunication in Thirteenth-Century England offers a fresh perspective on medieval excommunication by taking a multi-dimensional approach to discussion of the sanction.

FELICITY HILL is a lecturer in medieval history at the University of St Andrews. She was previously a research fellow at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and a Scouloudi fellow at the Institute of Historical Research. She holds degrees from the University of Manchester (BA), University College London (MA), and the University of East Anglia (PhD).

Introduction
PART I: INDIVIDUALS
1: The Spiritual Effects of Excommunication: Instilling Fear
2: Belief, Fear, and Conscience
PART II: COMMUNITIES
3: Exclusion from the Community of the Faithful
4: Apathy, Rejection, and Divided Loyalties
PART III: PUBLICITY
5: Publicity, Reputation, and Scandal
6: Violence, Excommunication, and Dispute Settlement: Thame, 1292-1294
7: Ecclesiastical Broadcasting in the Thirteenth Century: The Origins of the Great
Conclusion
APPENDIX I: IPSO FACTO SENTENCES TO BE REGULARLY PRONOUNCED IN THIRTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND
APPENDIX II: WILLIAM OF PAGULA'S LIST OF IPSO FACTO SENTENCES (OCULIS SACERDOTIS, C. 1320)