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| Series editor's foreword | ||
| Preface | ||
| Abbreviations | ||
| Maps | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| I | The road to Canterbury (?1118-62) | 40 |
| 1 | Omens of future greatness (?1118) | 40 |
| 2 | Thomas as a young man (c. 1138-40) | 42 |
| 3 | Early training (c. 1138-54) | 43 |
| 4 | Royal Chancellor (1154-62) | 48 |
| 5 | Thomas's difficulties at court (1154-62) | 53 |
| 6 | The chancellor's hidden piety (1154-62) | 54 |
| 7 | The chancellor in diplomacy and war (1158-61) | 55 |
| 8 | Thomas's promotion is predicted (?1161-62) | 58 |
| 9 | Henry informs Thomas of his design (1161-62) | 59 |
| 10 | Thomas's reluctance is overcome (spring 1162) | 60 |
| 11 | Election as archbishop (May 1162) | 62 |
| 12 | From election to consecration (May-June 1162) | 64 |
| 13 | Change of life (1162) | 66 |
| 14 | Thomas as archbishop | 67 |
| II | Conflict with the king (1162-64) | 70 |
| 15 | Initial harmony (1162-64) | 70 |
| 16 | Beginning of the troubles (summer 1163) | 75 |
| 17 | Early disputes (summer 1163) | 78 |
| 18 | The Council of Westminster (October 1163) | 79 |
| 19 | Thomas is persuaded to submit to the royal customs (winter 1163-64) | 83 |
| 20 | The Constitutions of Clarendon (January 1164) | 91 |
| 21 | Thomas laments his compliance (January 1164) | 96 |
| 22 | Thomas attempts to flee (August-September 1164) | 99 |
| 23 | The Council of Northampton (6-12 October 1164) | 100 |
| III | Exile (1164-66) | 116 |
| 24 | The flight from Northampton (October 1166) | 116 |
| 25 | Reflections on the flight | 118 |
| 26 | Thomas's itinerary (October-November 1164) | 120 |
| 27 | Discussions with the pope at Sens (November 1164) | 128 |
| 28 | Henry's measures against Thomas (Christmas 1164) | 135 |
| 29 | Thomas's learning at Pontigny (1164-66) | 136 |
| 30 | Thomas's asceticism at Pontigny (1164-66) | 138 |
| 31 | Thomas decides on vigorous action (spring 1166) | 139 |
| 32 | Thomas's clerks meet the king (1 May 1166) | 142 |
| 33 | Excommunications at Vezelay (12 June 1166) | 144 |
| 34 | The bishops appeal against the censures (June 1166) | 146 |
| 35 | Thomas is removed from Pontigny (autumn 1166) | 147 |
| IV | Diplomacy and discord (1167-70) | 150 |
| 36 | Conference between Gisors and Trie (18 November 1167) | 150 |
| 37 | Conference at Montmirail (6 January 1169) | 154 |
| 38 | The exiles are abandoned by their supporters (January 1169) | 162 |
| 39 | New excommunications (April-May 1169) | 164 |
| 40 | The mission of Gratian and Vivian, and the Council of Montmartre (autumn 1169) | 166 |
| 41 | The coronation of the young king (June 1170) | 172 |
| 42 | The Settlement at Freteval and its aftermath (July-November 1170) | 174 |
| V | Martyrdom (1170-74) | 182 |
| 43 | Thomas is warned as he embarks (?30 November 1170) | 182 |
| 44 | The archbishop's return (c. 1-3 December 1170) | 182 |
| 45 | Thomas is prevented from visiting the young king (c. 8-13 December 1170) | 185 |
| 46 | The bishops complain to the king (c. 23-24 December 1170) | 188 |
| 47 | The conspirators | 190 |
| 48 | The king consults his barons (c. 24 December 1170) | 191 |
| 49 | Thomas prepares for death (c. 25-27 December 1170) | 192 |
| 50 | The conspirators gather a force (December 1170) | 194 |
| 51 | The murder (29 December 1170) | 195 |
| 52 | Aftermath to the murder (29-30 December 1170) | 203 |
| 53 | The beginning of the miracles (early 1171) | 205 |
| 54 | Miracles | 207 |
| 55 | Pilgrimage to Canterbury | 210 |
| 56 | The fate of the guilty (1171-72) | 211 |
| 57 | The settlement at Avranches (May 1172) | 215 |
| 58 | The king's penance (12 July 1174) | 217 |
| VI | Dissenting voices | 220 |
| 59 | The bishop's appeal | 220 |
| 60 | Gilbert Foliot's case against Thomas | 223 |
| 61 | Doubts about Thomas's sanctity | 237 |
| 62 | A critical view of Thomas's life | 238 |
| Select bibliography | 246 | |
| Index | 249 |
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Barbara Rittiman
reviewed The Lives of Thomas Becket on February 17, 2020
The Lives of Thomas Becket
This was interesting and complicated, to say the very least. I have come away from this book with a few thoughts.
One, I believe Henry II was doing all he could to systematically change the ecclesiastical/state power lines, but because the Council of Clarendon was essentially calling for a reformation of the Catholic Church' which wouldn't happen for another 400ish years' he was unable to do this effectively. This is understandably difficult, especially when the Pope threatens to excommunicate your entire nation.
Two, I don't believe in writing unbiased history, but some of these historians were perhaps a bit to close to Becket for their own narratival good. Their almost universal love for Becket made it hard to determine what was actually commendable, and what wasn't.
Three, Becket was a complicated individual, and I am not comfortable commending his involvement in this historical instance. It is hard to tell which times he is working from seeking his own power, what times he has deceived himself into thinking his actions are righteous, and what times he is being sincerely righteous. I do not, however, love how ardently he wanted to achieve martyrdom.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book, and maybe some of those above thoughts are interesting or helpful.
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