Dan Hitchens

Why Thomas Becket still divides opinion

The verdict is still out on the troublesome priest, but there’s no doubting the brilliance of the art he inspired

Not just an interesting historical document: a panel from the Miracle window, Canterbury Cathedral, early 1200s, showing the castration of Eilward. Credit: © The Chapter, Canterbury Cathedral 
issue 22 May 2021
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