IMC 2010: Sessions
Session 1327: After Becket: Religion in the Plantagenet World
Wednesday 14 July 2010, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Centre for the Study of Medieval Society & Culture, Cardiff University |
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| Organiser: | Paul Webster, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Anne J. Duggan, Department of History, King's College London |
| Paper 1327-a | Thomas Becket in the Chronicles (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography |
| Paper 1327-b | From Murder to Reconciliation: Henry II in the Miracula of St Thomas Becket (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography |
| Paper 1327-c | Eleanor of England and the Cult of Thomas Becket in Castile (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Lay Piety, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life |
| Abstract | We will explore the impact of the murder of Thomas Becket in the Plantagenet lands. We begin with the portrayal of Becket in late 12th-century chronicles, and how that perspective differs from the Lives and letters of the saint. Turning to the miracle collections, we will consider the negotiation of royal and saintly authority, in particular the tension between reprimand and respect for King Henry II. We will then explore the impact of the martyrdom outside England, specifically in Castile, where the activity of Henry II's daughter Eleanor provides some of the earliest evidence of the cult of St Thomas. |