LEADER 03936nam 22006012 450 001 9910162852203321 005 20171102144008.0 010 $a1-78204-865-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782048657 035 $a(CKB)3710000001040879 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4721189 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781782048657 035 $a(DE-B1597)675676 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782048657 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001040879 100 $a20161115d2016|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe cult of St Thomas Becket in the Plantagenet world, c.1170-c.1220 /$fedited by Paul Webster and Marie-Pierre Gelin$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aSuffolk :$cBoydell & Brewer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (xviii,, 252 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Oct 2017). 311 $a1-78327-161-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction. The cult of St Thomas Becket : an historiographical pilgrimage / Paul Webster -- Thomas Becket and leprosy in Normandy / Elma Brenner -- Leonor Plantagenet and the cult of Thomas Becket in Castile / Jose? Manuel Cerda. 330 $aThomas Becket - the archbishop of Canterbury cut down in his own cathedral just after Christmas 1170 - stands amongst the most renowned royal ministers, churchmen, and saints of the Middle Ages. He inspired the work of medieval writers and artists, and remains a compelling subject for historians today. Yet many of the political, religious, and cultural repercussions of his murder and subsequent canonisation remain to be explored in detail.
This book examines the development of the cult and the impact of the legacy of Saint Thomas within the Plantagenet orbit of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries - the "Empire" assembled by King Henry II, defended by his son King Richard the Lionheart, and lost by King John. Traditional textual and archival sources, such as miracle collections, charters, and royal and papal letters, are used in conjunction with the material culture inspired by the cult, to emphasise the wide-ranging impact of the murder and of the cult's emergence in the century following the martyrdom. From the archiepiscopal church at Canterbury, to writers and religious houses across the Plantagenet lands, to the courts of Henry II, his children, and the bishops of the Angevin world, individuals and communities adapted and responded to one of the most extraordinary religious phenomena of the age.

Dr Paul Webster is currently Lecturer in Medieval History and Project Manager of the Exploring the Past adult learners progression pathway at Cardiff University; Dr Marie-Pierre Gelin is a Teaching Fellow in the History Department at University College London.

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