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25 cze 2020 · "When the Archbishop of Canterbury died, Henry II forced his companion and political lieutenant, Thomas Becket, to take his place. Becket told his King: 'If I become archbishop, I shall cease to be your friend.'
A dramatization of the career of Thomas à Becket from the time of his appointment to chancellorship of England by King Henry II, through his consecration as Archbishop of Canterbury, his opposition to Henry's efforts to curtail churchly authority, and his assassination in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170
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21 cze 2024 · Portrays the conflict of loyalties to church and state as they influenced the lives of two powerful men in English history. Previews available in: English French. Showing 9 featured editions. View all 71 editions? Becket: ou, L'honneur de Dieu. Add another edition? Drama. 128 p. "An indeterminate set, with pillars."
From its powerful opening scene, of a naked King Henry II praying at the tomb of Thomas Becket, to the final wrenching act of ultimate self-sacrifice, Jean Anouilh's Becket remains a...
Jean Anouilh’s play Becket is set about 100 years after the Normans seized control of England from the Saxons. But Brother John, a young Saxon monk who feels that he and his race are being ground to dust by the merciless machine of Norman oppression, dreams of a day when things will be different. “We’ll set a fine, new, well-oiled machine
Becket or The Honour of God (French: Becket ou l'honneur de Dieu), often shortened to Becket, is a 1959 stage play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. [ 1 ]
