Thomas Becket / Frank Barlow.

Berkeley : University of California Press, 1986.

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Thomas, -- à Becket, Saint, -- 1118?-1170.

Christian saints -- England -- Biography.

Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Biography.

History.

Introduction

1. The London merchant's son: background and youth, 1120-1143

2. The lower rungs of the ladders, 1143-1154

3. Royal chancellor, 1155-1162

4. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1162

5. Thomas at Canterbury : the first year, 1162-1163

6. The quarrel with the king, 1163-1164

7. Thomas on the defensive, November 1164-April 1166

8. Thomas on the attack, April 1166-May 1167

9. The path of truth and justice, 1167-1169

10. The road to glory, 1170

11. The end of the road

12. From death unto life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

0520059204

xii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm