The lives of Thomas Becket
By: selected sources translated and annotated by Michael Staunton.
Contributors: Staunton, M.
Series: Manchester medieval sources series
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Manchester, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170; Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography; Christian saints -- England -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Sources
Genres: Biography.; Sources.
Description: This collection tells the story of Thomas Becket's turbulent life, violent death and extraordinary posthumous acclaim in the words of his contemporaries. The only modern collection from the twelfth-century Lives of Thomas Becket in English and features all his major biographers, including many previously untranslated extracts. Providing both a valuable glimpse of the late twelfth-century world, and an insight into the minds of those who witnessed the events. By using contemporary sources, this book is the most accessible way to study this central episode in medieval history. Thomas Becket features prominently in most medieval core courses. This book allows the subject to be taught as never before, and is highly suitable as a set text.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-248) and index.