Following the murder of Bishop Adam of Caithness, Alexander II used the crisis to reassert both royal and ecclesiastical authority throughout the north. He worked closely with the church to ensure that the new bishop of Caithness was properly protected and that royal garrisons were available to enforce church rights. The episode showed the essential partnership between crown and church in bringing the peripheral regions of Scotland under effective central control.
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