Archbishops Ralph d'Escures, William of Corbeil and Theobald of Bec

The first two archbishops of Canterbury after the Norman Conquest, Lanfranc and Anselm, were towering figures in the medieval church and the sixth archbishop, the martyred Thomas Becket, is perhaps the most famous figure ever to hold the office. In between these giants of the ecclesiastical world came three less noteworthy men: Ralph d''Escures, William of Corbeil, and Theobald of Bec. Jean Trua...