Thomas Becket :warrior, priest, rebel : a 900 year old story retold /John Guy.

Book

Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Description

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 -- The clash -- Clarendon -- Northampton -- Exile -- Attack and counter-attack -- Search for a settlement -- The case against Becket -- Cat and mouse -- A trial of strength -- Return to Canterbury -- Murder in the cathedral -- Aftermath -- Martyr. xxii, 424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :illustrations (some color), genealogical table, maps ;25 cm

Book Details

Author

Guy, John,1952 November 17-

Place Published

City

New York

Publication Subjects

Christian martyrs--England--Biography. Christian saints--England--Biography. Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography. Thomas,{grave}a Becket, Saint,1118?-1170.

Call No.

DA2093T4G89 2012

ISBN

9781400069071, 1400069076

LCCN

2011042794

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-401) and index. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia Date: [2012] Publication Info: {copy}2012