Materials for the History of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (Canonized by Pope Alexander III, AD 1173)

This seven-volume work, published 1875–85, brings together all Latin materials concerning the life and fall of Thomas Becket.

James Craigie Robertson (Edited by)

9781108049290, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

616 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.89 kg

A scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, who became canon of Canterbury in 1859, James Craigie Robertson (1813–82) edited for the Rolls Series this seven-volume work, published between 1875 and 1885. Superseding the earlier work of J. A. Giles, it is a collection of contemporary Latin lives and letters relating to the life of Thomas Becket (c.1120–70). Rising through the ranks to become royal chancellor and then archbishop of Canterbury, Becket fell dramatically out of favour with Henry II and, on his return from exile, was famously murdered in the cathedral church at Canterbury. Following his canonisation in 1173, his reputation grew considerably throughout western Christendom. Volume 5 comprises a valuable collection of Latin letters sent by or to the archbishop, originally gathered together by Alan of Tewkesbury.

Introduction to Vols. V, VI and VII
Corrections and additions
Explanation of references
Epistolae ad historiam Thomae Cantuariensis archiepiscopi pertinentes.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]