In this article, Jordan Yang discusses how Thomas Becket’s assassination resulted from his struggle with King Henry II that centered around conflicting notions of royal and ecclesiastical authority.
Tag: Medieval England
The Lessons of Kingship: The Tale of Beowulf to King Alfred of Wessex
This paper analyzes whether the qualities of a good king are parallel between King Alfred and the epic poem Beowulf. The Anglo-Saxon ideals of kingship are explored through the dialogue between the historical sources about King Alfred’s life and the Old English epic Beowulf.