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Thomas Becket : Warrior Priest Rebel Victim : A 900 Year Oldstory Retold
Paperback Edition: 1/2013
From the winner of the 2004 Whitbread Biography Award and the Marsh Biography Award John Guy, comes Thomas Becket, a lively and enlightening new book that brings a colossal figure of British history vividly to life. This is the man, not the legend... Thomas Becket
lived at the centre of medieval England. Son of a draper's merchant, he was befriended and favoured by Henry II and quickly ascended the rungs of power and privilege. He led 700 knights into battle, brokered peace between warring states and advised King and Pope. Yet he lost it all defying his closest friend and King, resulting in his own bloody murder and the birth of a legend. In John Guy's masterful account the life, death and times of Thomas Becket come splendidly alive
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Pages : 448
Publisher : Penguin Books
Publication date : 2013-07-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure