Monday, February 10, 2014

An Unlikely Saint: summary/review of John Guy's "Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel", part IV

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Part I: the early years Part II: in Theobald's service Part III: The King's right hand ...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

A grimdark Christmas -- Batman: Noël

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Yesterday, I took a break from more serious reading material during my work breaks to enjoy a comic book. The lady got me Batman: Noël , ...
Sunday, January 5, 2014

An Unlikely Saint: summary/review of John Guy's "Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel", part III

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Part I: the early years Part II: in Theobald's service Part III: The King's right hand Theobald briefly assum...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

An Unlikely Saint: summary/review of John Guy's "Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel", part II

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In part I , we explored young Thomas Becket's origins in London up to his appointment in Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury's house...
Sunday, December 29, 2013

An Unlikely Saint: summary/review of John Guy's "Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel", part I

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In the months since my last post, the world, or at least anyone with a degree of cinematic taste, wept for the loss of Peter O'Toole....
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Update

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I'm hoping to finish my book review on a biography of Saint Thomas Becket in time to post it on his feast tomorrow. In the meantime, if...
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Thursday, October 31, 2013

The wrong kind of modern medievalism: Geocentrism

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Well over a year after this blog's creation, I continue to plumb the medieval world's treasury of ideas for ways to make our ow...
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