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Thomas Becket : murder and the making of a saint / Lloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman.
Van Pelt Library DA209.T4 D4344 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Beer, Lloyd, author.
- Speakman, Naomi, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170.
- Thomas.
- Statesmen--England--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- Christian saints--England--Biography.
- Christian saints.
- England.
- Great Britain--History--Henry II, 1154-1189.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : The British Museum Press, 2021.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Rise: from Cheapside to the royal court
- 2. Fall: exile, murder, canonisation
- 3. Reactions, rebellion and the death of a king
- 4. Canterbury Cathedral transformed
- The fifth window of Canterbury's Thomas Becket cycle: new readings Rachel Koopmans
- 5. Becket's shadow: England in the aftermath of the murder
- 6. `A wonderous tale': Becket as legend
- 7. `From every shires ende'
- 8. Becket and the Tudors.
- Notes:
- "This publication accompanies the exhibition Thomas Becket : murder and the making of a saint at the British Museum from 22 April to 22 August 2021" -- Title verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780714128382
- 0714128384
- OCLC:
- 1242858750
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