Barlow: Thomas Becket (Cloth)
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Barlow: Thomas Becket (Cloth) by Barlow
On 29 December 1170, Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury was brutally murdered in his cathedral by four knights from the household of his former friend and patron, King Henry II. The horror that the killing inspired and the miraculous cures performed at Thomas's tomb transfigured him into one of the most popular saints in Western Christendom, and Canterbury became one of the greatest pilgrim shrines in the West.Yet these were unexpected results. Thomas's extraordinary career had been, and remains, controversial. The transformation of a handsome, attractive, and worldly courtier into a zealous prelate, a bitter exile and finally a martyr was for many hard to understand. In this brilliant new biography, based on the original sources and informed by the most recent scholarship, Frank Barlow reconstructs Thomas's physical environment and entourage at various stages of his career, exploring the nuances and irregularities in the story that have been ignored in other studies.Frank Barlow is an emeritus professor of history at the University of Exeter in England, and the author of a number of important medieval history publications, notably Edward the Confessor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520059207 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520059204 |
| Title | Barlow: Thomas Becket (Cloth) |
| Author | Barlow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 1986-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 334 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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