Becket [SEP] country of origin
old book he had based it on was historically incorrect in certain important aspects. Having built his play on Becket being Saxon (when he was actually a Norman whose family was from near Caen and was called "Becquet", "Bequet" or "Becket" in Old Norman), Anouilh could not recast the play to accord with historical facts, so he decided to let it stand.
Aspects of the content that can safely be considered true are the conflicts between England and France, church and state, and the
Decorative Arts", 1975, OUP,
- Sotheby's, St Valerie chasse, sold in Paris, 2007
- Stohlman, W. Frederick, "Quantity Production of Limoges Champlevé Enamels", "The Art Bulletin", Vol. 17, No. 3 (Sep., 1935), JSTOR
- "V&A" Reliquary chasse from the Victoria & Albert Museum
- "V&A plaque" Plaque showing murder of St Thomas Becket
Further reading.
- J. P. O'Neill and T. Egan, eds.,