Roger of London was an English

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monk and

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from 1189 to 1195. Roger was

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of Selby Abbey before his appointment as abbot at the council of Pipewell on 16 September 1189. Roger was appointed by King

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, who also appointed two other men to offices within the diocese of York: he made Henry Marshal the

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the treasurer of York Minster treasurer. Geoffrey, the

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and illegitimate half-brother of the king, objected to these appointments, and as a result Geoffrey's estates were confiscated by the king until he submitted.Lovatt "Geoffrey" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' The historians Ralph Turner and Richard Heiser speculate that Richard's strategy in making these appointments was to keep Geoffrey distracted by problems within his diocese, and thus unable to challenge for the English throne.Turner and Heiser ''Reign of Richard Lionheart'' pp. 89–90 Roger was blessed as abbot on 6 December 1189.Knowles, et al. ''Head of Religious Houses'' p. 69 Roger died in January 1198.

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