{"product_id":"thomas-becket-murder-and-the-making-of-a-saint","title":"Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780714128382\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2021\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The British Museum Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for the exhibition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for the book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you cannot make it to the show itself, then I implore you to buy the catalogue, which is one of the best I've ever read - scholarly and entertaining, a good history book in its own right.' - Tim Stanley, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A marvellous and consistently enthralling account' - Christopher de Hamel, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book in the Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[The book] provides an up-to-date, highly readable and lavishly illustrated text that will finally supplant Borenius's book as the definitive account of the art of Thomas Becket\" - Dr Tom Nickson, \u003ci\u003eArts Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 sent shockwaves across medieval Europe. He rose from ordinary beginnings in London to become chancellor to King Henry II and then Archbishop of Canterbury, making him one of the most powerful men in England. Becket's fortunes changed when a bitter dispute with Henry forced him into a six-year exile. Less than a month after his return to England, he was killed by four knights with close ties to the king. In the wake of Becket's death, hundreds of miracles were attributed to him and, just over two years later, he was canonised. All across Europe he was celebrated as a defender of the Church against royal tyranny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman tell the story of Becket's dramatic life, death and legacy through a stunning array of objects, including medie","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41508499849349,"sku":"PR397941","price":138.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXBUWC2IBTM.jpg?v=1769792876","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/thomas-becket-murder-and-the-making-of-a-saint","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}