Lives of Thomas Becket

Informationen zum Autor Michael Staunton is Lecturer in Medieval History at University College Dublin Klappentext This collection tells the story of Thomas Becket's turbulent life, violent death and extraordinary posthumous acclaim in the words of his contemporaries. It provides a valuable glimpse of the late twelfth-century world, and an insight into the minds of those who witnessed the events. Zusammenfassung This collection tells the story of Thomas Becket's turbulent life! violent death and extraordinary posthumous acclaim in the words of his contemporaries. It provides a valuable glimpse of the late twelfth-century world! and an insight into the minds of those who witnessed the events. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of mapsForewordPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction1. The road to Canterbury (?1118-62)2. Conflict with the King (1162-4)3. Exile (1164-6)4. Diplomacy and discord (1167-70)5. Martyrdom (1170-3)6. Dissenting VoicesIndex

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael Staunton
• Mitarbeit: Rosemary Horrox (Herausgeber), Simon Maclean (Herausgeber), Michael Staunton (Herausgeber), Staunton Michael (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.08.2001
• EAN: 9780719054556
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-5455-6
• Seiten: 272
• Serien: Manchester Medieval Sources; Manchester Medieval Sources
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Biographien, Autobiographien; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval