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Internet Activities: Investitures
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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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