IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 509: Thomas Becket, I: Politics, Personnel, and Propaganda in the Becket Conflict
Tuesday 10 July 2007, 09.00-10.30
Organiser: | Marie-Pierre Gelin, Department of History, University College London |
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Moderator/Chair: | Marie-Pierre Gelin, Department of History, University College London |
Paper 509-a | Advising Thomas Becket (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 509-b | Public Debate and Propaganda in the Becket Struggle (Language: English) Index terms: Politics and Diplomacy, Rhetoric |
Abstract | The two sessions devoted to Thomas Becket will explore the various aspects of the Becket conflict, both before and after the murder of the archbishop. The first session will concentrate on the public debate taking place between the archbishop and the king, on the ideas and the men involved in this debate on both sides of the argument. The consequences of the murder on the king’s policy will also be examined. |