Thomas Becket
Archbishop of Canterbury

Originally published in 1926, this book presents a biography of St Thomas à Becket.

William Holden Hutton (Author)

9781107661714, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 May 2014

336 pages
20.3 x 13.3 x 1.9 cm, 0.39 kg

Originally published in 1926, this book presents a biography of St Thomas à 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.

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. Vézelay
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.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]