Hugh de Puiset
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Hugh de Puiset was a medieval Bishop of Durham and Chief Justiciar of England under King Richard I. He was the nephew of King Stephen of England and Henry of Blois, who both assisted Hugh's ecclesiast
An 1890 photograph of the Galilee Chapel
The great tower at Norham Castle was built during Hugh de Puiset's tenure.
Roger de Pont L'Évêque
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Roger de Pont L'Évêque was Archbishop of York from 1154 to 1181. Born in Normandy, he preceded Thomas Becket as Archdeacon of Canterbury, and together with Becket served Theobald of Bec while Theobald
Hugh de Puiset
…quarrel between the king and Thomas Becket. In the ensuing dispute between the king and Becket Hugh did not take sides. He was, however, present with Roger de Pont L'Évêque, the Archbishop of York at the coronation of the king's eldest son, Henry the Young King, in 1170 and consequently was suspended by Alexander III. The…
Henry II and Thomas Becket are shown in this 14th-century illuminated manuscript.