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Author:

Guy, John, 1952 Nov. 17-

Title:

Thomas Becket : warrior, priest, rebel : a 900 year old story retold / John Guy.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Random House,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

p. cm.

Subject:

Thomas,--à Becket, Saint,--1118?-1170.
Christian martyrs--England--Biography.
Christian saints--England--Biography.
Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography.
Great Britain--History--Henry II, 1154-1189--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Ancestry -- Upbringing -- Politics -- Paris -- A fresh start -- Apprentice -- Into the limelight -- Arrival at court -- Royal minister -- Bureaucrat and judge -- Warrior -- A solitary man -- Render unto Caesar -- Archbishop -- A broken relationship -- Conversion -- The clash -- Clarendon -- Northampton -- Exile -- Attack and counter-attack -- Search for a settlement -- The case against Becket -- Cat and mouse -- A trial of strength -- Return to Canterbury -- Murder in the cathedral -- Aftermath -- Martyr.

ISBN:

0679603417 (ebook)
9780679603412 (ebook)
1400069076 (alk. paper)
9781400069071 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2011042794

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)