Project Gutenberg 2013-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 54 Milman, Henry Hart 1791 1868 Milman, H. H. (Henry Hart) 04035485 Life of Thomas à Becket Produced by sp1nd, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Life of Thomas à Becket" by Henry Hart Milman is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the life of Thomas à Becket, focusing on his tumultuous relationship with King Henry II and the profound struggle between ecclesiastical authority and royal power during a pivotal moment in English history. The narrative explores themes of integrity, conflict, and the interplay between church and state, framing Becket as a complex figure caught in the tragic tides of ambition and faith. At the start of the biography, the editor's preface highlights the romantic interest surrounding Becket's life and sets the stage for the unfolding drama that follows. It introduces the legendary and somewhat mythical elements of Becket's heritage while clarifying his origins as a son of a merchant rather than noble blood. The narrative then recounts his early education and rise through the ecclesiastical ranks, depicting his close relationship with Henry II, who appoints him as Chancellor. This harmony, characterized by loyalty and friendship, foreshadows the eventual bitter conflict when Becket becomes the Archbishop of Canterbury and starts to assert the rights of the Church against the encroachments of the crown, setting the stage for a monumental struggle between two powerful authorities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41811/41811-h/images/cover.jpg en Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170 DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Religious 333525 333534 2024-09-17T13:43:48.668993 2023-09-18T08:34:13.264202 text/html text/html 339838 2013-01-09T22:45:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 191131 2013-01-09T22:45:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 202763 2024-09-17T13:43:54.539953 application/epub+zip 207994 2024-09-17T13:43:49.826984 application/epub+zip 186112 2024-09-17T13:43:49.161010 application/epub+zip 311786 2024-09-17T13:43:57.960919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284065 2024-09-17T13:43:54.022947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262849 2022-09-19T06:49:06.383308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243705 243506 2024-09-17T13:43:47.921007 2023-09-18T08:34:12.338209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 243309 2013-01-09T22:45:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 93453 2013-01-09T22:45:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 243364 2013-01-09T22:45:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93312 2013-01-09T22:45:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20175 2024-09-17T13:43:58.104926 application/rdf+xml 14896 2024-09-17T13:43:49.413982 image/jpeg 2074 2024-09-17T13:43:49.350976 image/jpeg 196839 2024-09-17T13:43:48.695968 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia