Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim. John Guy
Suspenseful, meticulously researched... Guy's biography scintillates with energetic scene-setting, giving us wherever possible a tactile, visual feel for early medieval England... however well you think you know the story, it is well worth the read Financial Times It is to Guy's immense credit that he has written such a lively, effortlessly readable biography - a book that not only corrects many historical errors and uncertainties, but merits reading more than once, for the sheer joy of its super storytelling The Times Fine and thought-provoking Sunday Times A nuanced portrait of one of English history's most controversial figures TLS Entertainingly astute, and in places positively moving - essential reading The Independent Meticulously sifts the contemporary sources for Becket's life The Telegraph An elegantly written, scrupulously researched and original study The Herald A wonderfully moving and subtle new biography - the reading of the assassination in the north transept of the cathedral is almost unbearably intense and brings tears to one's eye Daily Express Thoroughly researched... an impressive array of contemporary accounts Sunday Express The most accessible Life of Thomas Becket to be published in recent years TLS