Thomas à Becket
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A series of stories told by a group of travellers, in Chaucer's Middle English, takes readers on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket in Canterbury.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2021
Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka The novel has an epigraph from the Canterbury Tales and presents a collection of stories told by modern travellers to the city of Thomas à Becket.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2010
Thomas à Becket claimed that the power of the clergy was superior to the power of the king, and Henry pronounced him a traitor.
From Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands by Butterworth, Hezekiah
It was our Thomas à Becket, who spent part of an exile in Lyons, who seems to have suggested a church on this spot.
From Cities of the Dawn by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
Henry and his little wife Margaret had been sent to Thomas à Becket, the Chancellor, to be educated and brought up in a way befitting the future king and queen of England.
From Great Englishwomen An Historical Reading Book for Schools by Synge, M. B. (Margaret Bertha)
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