Overview :First edition biography of Thomas Becket written by Richard Winston, whose exhaustive primary source research yields new insights into Becke... Read More
Overview :During the Middle Ages the shrine of St Thomas Becket at Canterbury was the third most important shrine in Europe, after Rome and Santiago d... Read More
Overview :A life of England's most famous martyr, rooted in the currents of twelfth-century Europe. This book explores the turbulent life and violent... Read More
Overview :One of the most magnificent medieval textiles in the Mediterranean region is the Chasuble of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, who wa... Read More
Overview :Thomas Becket: Defender of the Church reintroduces this enigmatic saint and invites us to consider his background, his influences, his progr... Read More
Overview :Offers a biography of the man who after being a worldly chancellor for Henry II, became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162, defied the wishes ... Read More
Overview :Unique among the works of Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914), this short biographical sketch of St. Thomas a Becket, "the holy blissful martyr,"... Read More
Overview :The first full English translation of one of the most important sources on Thomas Becket. Benedict of Peterborough's Passion and Miracles of... Read More
Overview :The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of the most famous events in European history. It insp... Read More
Overview :Thomas Becket - the archbishop of Canterbury cut down in his own cathedral just after Christmas 1170 - stands amongst the most renowned roya... Read More
Overview :On 29 December, 1170, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was brutally murdered in his own cathedral. News of the event was rapidly dis... Read More
Overview :In an age when kings ruled with iron and kingdoms trembled at their word, one man dared to stand for God-even when it cost him everything. F... Read More