BOOK IN THE CATHEDRAL: THE LAST RELIC OF THOMAS BECKET

From the author of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, this is a captivating account of the last surviving relic of Thomas Becket whose assassination in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of the most famous events in European history. Christopher de Hamel here identifies the only surviving relic from Becket's shrine: the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which he cherished throughout his time as Archbishop, and which he may even have been holding when he was murdered. Beautifully illustrated and published to coincide with the 850th anniversary of Becket's death.