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
Stone worn as a penance in the shoe of Henry II, on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket.
From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Brazil, Angela
The claim of Canterbury was forgotten for a time in the glories of St. Thomas à Becket, while that of Ripon became more or less established in the north.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Hallett, Cecil Walter Charles
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