Thomas Becket, warrior, priest, rebel, victim : a 900-year-old story retold, John Guy
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Thomas Becket, warrior, priest, rebel, victim : a 900-year-old story retold, John Guy
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
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illustrationsplates
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Thomas Becket
Responsibility statement
John Guy
Sub title
warrior, priest, rebel, victim : a 900-year-old story retold
Summary
Behind the legend, there was a man. In 1120 the wife of a Norman draper's merchant gave birth to a baby boy in London's bustling Cheapside. Despite his middle-class background and unremarkable abilities, he rose within the space of thirty-five years to become the most powerful man in the kingdom, second only to Henry II himself
Target audience
adult
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