Talk:Hugh of Lincoln

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[edit] Lincoln Cathedral

I'll do some work on this page in a couple of weeks; just to say that I will be taking out the statement that Lincoln cathedral is the first gothic building in the country, a claim which no building can really make, and certainly not Lincoln. It is, however, prodigiously advanced in its style and most fine.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.232.241.108 (talk • contribs) 15:11, 17 November 2007

[edit] Appointment as Bishop of Lincoln

This article follows the Catholic Encyclopedia in dating Hugh's appointment as Bishop of Lincoln to 1181 after a vacancy of 16 years. All other sources I have found state that he was appointed in 1186 after the cathedral was struck by lightning. The Wikipedia list of Bishops of Lincoln gives Geoffrey Plantagenet as bishop from 1173 to 1183 and Walter de Coutances from 1183 to 1184, and this is confirmed by other web sites and the 1973 Encylcopedia Britannica.

The article also does not mention his conflicts with Richard and John. For example, according to other sources he was on his way to protest to Richard about his oppression of the church when he heard of Richard's death. Dudleymiles 13:29, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

I've updated the appointment and consecration dates to follow The Handbook of British Chronology Ealdgyth | Talk 02:51, 2 September 2007 (UTC)