Historical Memorials of Canterbury: The Landing of Augustine; The Murder of Becket; Edward the Black Prince; Becket's Shrine

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley's work, published in 1854, connects local topics with general history, describing four events in Canterbury and their locations. Other works by Dean Stanley are also reissued in this series.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 286 pages
\n Publication date: 15 February 2018
\n Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–81), who later became Dean of Westminster, was a Canon of Canterbury when he published this work in 1854. It consisted of four essays on the history of the cathedral. Almost immediately, it was reprinted, and the 1855 printing is reissued here. Stanley described the work as an endeavor to connect topics of local interest with the general course of history. He takes four events associated with Canterbury: the arrival of Augustine, the murder of Becket, the death of the Black Prince, and the development of the shrine of Becket. He puts them in a historical context, while also describing the locations in which scenes of historical importance were enacted, and including fascinating details from his literary sources, such as Becket's hair shirt, discovered after his murder to be alive with vermin. Other works by Dean Stanley, including his Historical Memorials of Westminster, are also reissued in this series.

\n Weight: 386g\n
Dimension: 196 x 309 x 17 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781108078726\n \n