The Book in the Cathedral: The Last Relic of Thomas Becket

by Christopher de Hamel

Book Overview

Medieval manuscript historian and author of the widely acclaimed Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts discovers the most intimate surviving relic of Thomas Beckett.

The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170, is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to T...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014199424X
• ISBN13: 9780141994246
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.