Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket
Archbishop of Canterbury
William Holden Hutton
May 2014
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9781107661714
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Originally published in 1926, this book presents a biography of St Thomas à Becket. Hutton reviews Becket's life from his birth until his martyrdom and eventual canonisation, and the preservation of his relics during the English Reformation. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in St Thomas's life and career.
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May 2014Paperback
9781107661714
336 pages
203 × 133 × 19 mm
0.39kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Youth and training
- 2. Thomas the Chancellor
- 3. The Archbishopric
- 4. The beginning of troubles
- 5. The constitution of Clarendon
- 6. The council of Northampton
- 7. In exile
- 8. Vézelay
- 9. Appeals and counterblasts
- 10. Attempts at reconciliation
- 11. Legations and appeals
- 12. Pacification at last
- 13. The martyrdom
- 14. The memory of the saint
- Appendix 1. Becket's bones
- Appendix 2. Some memorials of S. Thomas
- Index.
