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The life and martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket: archbishop of Canterbury, and legate of the Holy see

1859

Morris, John, 1826-1893

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The life and martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket: archbishop of Canterbury, and legate of the Holy see

Morris, John, 1826-1893

1859

CONTENTS. I. GILBERT AND MATILDA 1 II. THE COURT OF CANTERBURY 12 III. THE LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR 20 IV. THE CHANCELLOR'S POLICY 32 V. THE DEATH OF THEOBALD 43 VI. THE NEW ARCHBISHOP 50 VII. THE ARCHBISHOP IN HIS CHURCH 59 VIII. THE ARCHBISHOP IN HIS PALACE 66 IX. GILBERT FOLIOT 72 X. A LULL BEFORE THE STORM 80 XI. THE FIRST WRONGS 87 XII. THE COUNCIL OF WESTMINSTER 95 XIII. THE COUNCIL OF CLARENDON 102 XIV. NEGOTIATIONS 114 XV. THE COUNCIL OF NORTHAMPTON 120 XVI. THE FIGHT 128 XVII. THE FLIGHT 143 XVIII. EXILE 151 XIX. THE POPE 160 XX. PONTIGNY 169 XXI. VEZELAT 180 XXII. SENS 190 XXIII. CLAIRVAUX 201 XXIV. THE CARDINAL-LEGATES 214 XXV. "MEANWHILE" 227 XXVI. THE KINGS 243 XXVII. THE POPE'S ENVOYS 255 XXVIII. OUTRAGE AND PEACE 272 XXIX. DISAPPOINTMENT 290 XXX. THE RETURN 303 XXXI. THE BIRTHDAY 316 XXXII. ABSOLUTION 333 XXXIII. PENANCE 348 XXXIV. MIRACLES 361 XXXV. LEGENDS 375 XXXVI. HONOUR AND DISHONOUR 383 NOTES AND REFERENCES 397 Digitized by Google. Electronic reproduction Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 digitized Description based on print version record

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