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26%OFFJohn Guy - Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: A 900-Year-Old Story Retold - 9780141044675 - V9780141044675
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Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: A 900-Year-Old Story Retold

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Description for Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: A 900-Year-Old Story Retold Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 340.

From Thomas Becket's early life as a merchant's son and his time as the Archbishop of Canterbury to his assassination in the Cathedral itself, this enlightening book brings to life a colossal figure of British history.

'Lively, effortlessly readable, superb. A beautifully layered portrait of one of the most complex characters in English history' The Times
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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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141044675
SKU
V9780141044675
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Ref
99-99

About John Guy
John Guy is an award-winning historian, accomplished broadcaster and a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. His previous books include My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots, winner of the 2004 Whitbread Biography Award and the Marsh Biography Award, the highly acclaimed dual biography A Daughter's Love: Thomas and Margaret More and a history, Tudor England, ... Read more

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