This volume investigates the administrative and ecclesiastical governance of the Diocese of Norwich during the mid-thirteenth century through the primary source documentation of its bishops. Christopher Harper-Bill, a noted scholar of medieval ecclesiastical history, compiles and contextualizes 198 acta issued by Bishops Walter Suffield and Simon Walton. The work provides a critical framework for understanding how these bishops managed diocesan expansion, monastic foundations, and institutional development during a period of shifting religious infrastructure.

Historians and researchers identify this volume as a critical reference for the study of medieval English church administration. The text is noted for its rigorous archival precision and its utility in reconstructing the institutional history of the Norwich diocese.