 Gerard became Archbishop of York in December 1100 . No source mentions him being invested by the king , but as Anselm urged Pope Paschal II to give Gerard his pallium , which he would have been unlikely to do if Gerard had been invested by Henry , that possibility seems remote . At Whitsun in 1101 King Henry I , with Anselm 's support , deprived Ranulf Flambard , Bishop of Durham , of the lands of the see of Durham , because Ranulf had defected to Henry 's elder brother Robert Curthose , who also claimed the English throne . Gerard then deposed Ranulf from his bishopric . Soon after his translation to York , Gerard began a long dispute with Anselm , claiming equal primacy with the Archbishop of Canterbury and refusing to make a profession of canonical obedience to Anselm , part of the long Canterbury – York dispute . At the 1102 Council of Westminster , Gerard reportedly kicked over the smaller chair provided for him as Archbishop of York , and refused to be seated until he was provided with one as large as Anselm 's . He travelled to Rome in 1102 to receive his pallium from the pope , to whom he presented the king 's side against Anselm in the controversy surrounding investitures . The pope decided against the king , but Gerard and two other bishops reported that the pope had assured them that the various papal decrees against the lay investiture of bishops would not be enforced . Their claim was denied by Anselm 's representatives and the pope , who excommunicated Gerard until he recanted . 
 Gerard became Archbishop of York in December 1100 . No source <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>mentions</mark></a> him being invested by the king , but as Anselm urged Pope Paschal II to give Gerard his pallium , which he would have been unlikely to do if Gerard <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been invested by Henry , that possibility <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>seems</mark></a> remote . At Whitsun in 1101 King Henry I , with Anselm <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>support , deprived Ranulf Flambard , Bishop of Durham , of the lands of the see of Durham , because Ranulf <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> defected to Henry <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>elder brother Robert Curthose , <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>who</mark></a>also claimed the English throne . Gerard then deposed Ranulf from his bishopric . Soon after his translation to York , Gerard<a href='been_done' title='8'><mark></mark></a> began a long dispute with Anselm , claiming equal primacy with the Archbishop of Canterbury and refusing to make a profession of canonical obedience to Anselm , part of the long Canterbury – York dispute . At the 1102 Council of Westminster , Gerard reportedly kicked over the smaller chair provided for him as Archbishop of York , and refused to be seated until he was provided with one as large as Anselm <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>. He <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>travelled</mark></a> to Rome in 1102 to receive his pallium from the pope , to whom he presented the king <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>side against Anselm in the controversy surrounding investitures . The pope decided against the king , but Gerard and two other bishops reported that the pope <a href='been_done' title='12'><mark>had</mark></a> assured them that the various papal decrees against the lay investiture of bishops would not be enforced . Their claim was denied by Anselm <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>representatives and the pope , <a href='null_relcl' title='14'><mark>who</mark></a>excommunicated Gerard until he recanted . 
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