The Letter to King Aethelred

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This work is composed by the Pope is response to an ongoing dispute taking place with the bishopric of the city of York. The local Mercian king, Aethelred, was on hand to arbitrate the dispute between two rival bishops and the chaos that ensued because of it. It is a landmark in the history of the early English church.