What Became of the Bones of St Thomas A Contribution to his Fifteenth Jubilee [Paperback]

This 1920 book was intended to bring together the known documentary evidence relating to the history of the relics of Thomas Becket.First published in 1920, this volume was written by the theologian, scholar, and canon of Canterbury Cathedral, Arthur James Mason. It was intended to bring together the known documentary evidence relating to the history of the relics of Thomas Becket.First published in 1920, this volume was written by the theologian, scholar, and canon of Canterbury Cathedral, Arthur James Mason. It was intended to bring together the known documentary evidence relating to the history of the relics of Thomas Becket.First published in 1920, this volume was written by the theologian, scholar, and canon of Canterbury Cathedral, Arthur James Mason. It was intended to bring together the known documentary evidence relating to the history of the relics of Thomas Becket. Divided into four sections, the book presents the narrative accounts of the death of Thomas Becket, the history of his tomb and the shrine dedicated to him, and the subsequent destruction of the shrine under the reign of Henry VIII. The last section, and the most significant for this study, is devoted to the discovery in 1888 of bones in the crypt of the cathedral thought to belong to Thomas Becket. The book offers a thorough overview of the evidence and circumstances of the discovery and encourages readers to draw their own conclusions.Part I. The Narratives of the Passion: 1. William of Canterbury; 2. William Fitzstephen; Note on the Priory of Dover; 3. Benedict; 4. John of Salisbury; 5. Edward Grim; 6. Garnier de Pont St Maurice; Notes; Part II. The Tomb and the Shrine; Section 1. The Tomb; Section 2. The Translation: 7. The 'Polistorie'; 8. Appendix ad quadrilogum; 9. Th?mas Saga Erkibyskups; 10. Matthew Paris; 11. Annals of Waverley; 12. Annals of Dunstable; 13. Higden's 'Polychronicon'; 14. Robert of Gloucester; Section 3. The Shrine and the Head: 15. Schassek; 16. Tetzel of Nuremberg; 17lè