Thomas Becket
Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: A 900-Year-Old Story Retold
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Narrated by:
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Roy McMillan
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John Guy
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John Guy, one of our most acclaimed and successful historians, brings a colossal figure of British history vividly to life in this unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Thomas Becket. Read by Roy McMillan. Behind the legend, there was a man. In 1120 the wife of a Norman draper’s merchant gave birth to a baby boy in London’s bustling Cheapside. Despite his sickly constitution, middle-class background and unremarkable abilities, he rose within the space of thirty-five years to become the most powerful man in the kingdom, second only to Henry II himself. At his height, he led seven hundred knights into battle, brokered peace between nations, held the ear of the Pope and brought one of the strongest rulers in Christendom to his knees. And within three years of his bloody assassination, he was a saint whose cult had spread the length and breadth of Europe, and a legend who remains as controversial and compelling today as he was during his life.
The story of Thomas Becket is the story of an enigma, as well as of one of the most tumultuous periods in English history. Drawing on a vast array of contemporary records, personal letters and first-hand accounts, John Guy has reconstructed a psychologically compelling, stunningly nuanced and utterly convincing account of this most remarkable man, the dramatic times in which he lived and the pivotal role he played in his nation’s history.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-11-2014
A Murder Explained
Medieval history has always intrigued me and I had heard references to Becket's bloody murder in other text (both fiction and non-fiction) so it was great to see this title in an audible format. You gain an understanding of how education, place and time could raise the low born in medieval England to great influence but also the whims of monarchs can be your downfall. The narration is good.
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