CONGRESS CANCELED Saint Thomas Becket in Visual Culture: Past, Present, Future I
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These sessions explore the import of St. Thomas Becket in medieval and post-medieval visual culture. 2020 marks the 850th anniversary of Thomas Becket's martyrdom and the 800th anniversary of his translation. His meteoric rise to power as chancellor of England and archbishop of Canterbury, his role as player and pawn in the power struggles between Henry II, Louis VII, and Pope Alexander III kept him at the center of European politics. His dramatic murder, miraculous healings, and rapid canonization carried him to saintly celebrity. Henry VIII's suppression of Becket's cult in 1536 only served to enhance his popularity elsewhere. His life and legacy remain the stuff of literature and legend, art, drama, and cultural commodification.
Alyce A. Jordan and Kay Brainerd Slocum
CONGRESS CANCELED Saint Thomas Becket in Visual Culture: Past, Present, Future I
Fetzer 1010
These sessions explore the import of St. Thomas Becket in medieval and post-medieval visual culture. 2020 marks the 850th anniversary of Thomas Becket's martyrdom and the 800th anniversary of his translation. His meteoric rise to power as chancellor of England and archbishop of Canterbury, his role as player and pawn in the power struggles between Henry II, Louis VII, and Pope Alexander III kept him at the center of European politics. His dramatic murder, miraculous healings, and rapid canonization carried him to saintly celebrity. Henry VIII's suppression of Becket's cult in 1536 only served to enhance his popularity elsewhere. His life and legacy remain the stuff of literature and legend, art, drama, and cultural commodification.
Alyce A. Jordan and Kay Brainerd Slocum