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
- Title:
- Thomas Becket : warrior, priest, rebel, victim : a 900-year-old story retold /: warrior, priest, rebel, victim : a 900-year-old story retold. (2012)
- Main Title:
- Thomas Becket : warrior, priest, rebel, victim : a 900-year-old story retold
- 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.
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.180530
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