Was the Alexandrian Schism a mere marginal phenomenon in England? Certainly not. Political men like the bishop and royal confidante Arnulf von Lisieux or the state thinker and moralist Johannes von Salisbury were very interested in the course of the disputes as well as the actors involved and contributed in various ways to the enforcement of Pope Alexander III. in the island kingdom. By taking an exemplary look at the spiritual life, interpretation and communication strategies of these two personalities, Isabel Blumenroth shows how important the papal question is even after the recognition of Alexander III. by Henry II of England for the island kingdom.