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Reviewed on June 1, 2012 | Social Sciences
Moving beyond his specialty of Tudor England, Guy (fellow in history, Clare Coll., Univ. of Cambridge; A Daughter's Love: Thomas More and His Dearest Meg) presents a richly detailed overview of Becket (1120–70), whose meteoric rise allowed him to rub shoulders with the powerful men of Henry II's England, ultimately as the king's chancellor and then archbishop of Canterbury. As Becket's friendship with Henry (w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
