Thomas Herbert Beckett Book

Language: en
Pages: 554

Materials for the History of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, (canonized by Pope Alexander III A.D. 1173)

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Published: 1877
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Publisher: Unknown

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Language: en
Pages: 220

Thomas Beckett

Author(s): Robert Speaight

Type: Book
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Published: 1938-01-01
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Publisher: Unknown

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Language: en
Pages: 184

Thomas Beckett

Author(s): David Knowles

Type: Book
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Published: 1971
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Publisher: Unknown

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Language: en
Pages: 252

St. Thomas Beckett, "most Mighty in England"

Author(s): Mary Angela Jeeves

Type: Book
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Published: 1957
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Publisher: Unknown

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Language: en

Thomas Beckett

Author(s): Richard Winston

Type: Book
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Published: 1967
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Publisher: Unknown

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Language: en
Pages: 464

Thomas Becket

Author(s): John Guy

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Type: Book
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Published: 2012-04-05
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Publisher: Penguin UK

From Thomas Becket's early life as a merchant's son and his time as the Archbishop of Canterbury to his assassination in the Cathedral itself, this enlightening book brings to life a colossal figure of British history. 'Lively, effortlessly readable, superb. A beautifully layered portrait of one of the most complex characters in English history' The Times ____________________ This is the man, not the legend . . . Thomas Becket lived at the centre of medieval England. Son of a draper's merchant, he was befriended and favoured by Henry II and quickly ascended the rungs of power and privilege. He led 700 knights into battle, brokered peace between warring states and advised King and Pope. Yet h...