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
Our fashionable lecturers, too, are now, instead of the time-worn subjects of "Catholicism," "The Crusades," "St. Bernard," and "Thomas à Becket," choosing Woman for their theme.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
He retired just before his end to the priory of St Thomas, near Stafford, which he had founded in 1180 in memory of Thomas à Becket, who had been murdered ten years previously.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.
There are two fairs a year at Wantage, in Berks, the first on 7th July, being the translation of St Thomas à Becket, and the second on the 6th of October, being St Faith’s day.
From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir
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