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.