Stephen Langton
historical figure · 1 work · 11 mentions · 30 anchored passages
Langton · the archbishop · the Archbishop · Archbishop Stephen of Canterbury · Archbishop of Canterbury · Cantuariensis archiepiscopus · Stephanus · Stephen · Stephen archbishop of Canterbury · Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury
in the texts
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
Archbishop of Canterbury, appointed by papal decree over John's objection, who mediates between King and barons and articulates the legal principle that the King must not make war on subjects without judgment.
Stephen Langton desired a peaceable solution.
John continued his march to Nottingham, bidding the archbishop not to meddle in affairs of state;
Stephen Langton was to be received as archbishop in all honour with his banished bishops, friends and kinsmen.