Thomas Becket
Archbishop of Canterbury
Published on 8. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-107-66171-4 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1926, this book presents a biography of St Thomas a 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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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-66171-4 (9781107661714)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
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. Vezelay; 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.