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The assaults of John Wickliff were the most serious danger encountered by the hierarchy since the Hildebrandine theocracy had been established.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

Thus began the famous difference that went on with ever-increasing fury until the outrage at Anagni, on September 7, 1303, brought about the fall of Boniface and the overthrow of the Hildebrandine papacy.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

Even the coarse violence of Buchanan and Boucher was a link in the chain of tradition that connects the Hildebrandine controversy with the Long Parliament, and St. Thomas with Edmund Burke.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

At the same time the Hildebrandine reformation was having an immense influence upon the intellectual condition of Europe.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

The power of the Hildebrandine Church was subject to serious limitations.

From Medieval Europe by Davis, H. W. C. (Henry William Carless)