Thomas Becket : warrior, priest, rebel, victim : a 900-year-old story retold /: warrior, priest, rebel, victim : a 900-year-old story retold. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Guy.
• Other Names: Guy, J. A (John Alexander)
• Contents: Ancestry -- Upbringing -- Politics -- Paris -- A fresh start -- Apprentice -- Into the limelight -- Arrival at court -- Royal minister -- Bureaucrat and judge -- Warrior -- A solitary man -- Render unto Caesar -- Archbishop -- A broken relationship -- Conversion -- Clash -- Clarendon -- Northampton -- Exile -- Attack and counter-attack -- Search for a settlement -- Case against Becket -- Cat and mouse -- A trial of strength -- Return to Canterbury -- Murder in the cathedral -- Aftermath -- Martyr.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Viking
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 942.031092; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General; Christian martyrs -- England -- Biography; Christian saints -- England -- Biography; Statesmen -- England -- Biography; Christian martyrs; Christian saints; Statesmen; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious; HISTORY / Europe / Medieval; Biography: Religious & Spiritual; British & Irish History; Church History; Medieval History; Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Biography; England; Great Britain; England -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189; England -- History -- 12th century; History; Biography; Electronic books; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780141933283; 0141933283
• Related ISBNs: 9780670918461; 0670918466; 9780141044675; 0141044675; 0141933283
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-401) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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