Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 20: WESTERN EUROPE DURING THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES

Internet Activities: Investitures

Your Results:

1			http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/henry4-to-g7a.html What is an investiture? Why would Henry IV, King of England care about this issue? Of what does he accuse Pope Gregory VII in his letter?
2			Read Gregory's two Bannings of Henry: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/g7-ban1.html http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/g7-ban2.html What are these bans supposed to do? Why does he ban Henry a second time?
3			In your opinion, what was the real issue in this controversy?

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