{"product_id":"9780141994246","title":"The Book in the Cathedral","description":"Author: Hamel, Christopher de\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141994246\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 64 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe best-selling historian of medieval manuscripts discovers the most intimate surviving relic of Thomas Becket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e to T. S. Eliot's \u003ci\u003eMurder in the Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e and Anouilh's \u003ci\u003eBecket\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Christopher de Hamel here identifies the only surviving relic from Becket's shrine: the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which he cherished throughout his time as Archbishop of Canterbury, and which he may even have been holding when he was murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an exciting rediscovery of one of the most evocative artefacts of medieval England.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48208662167710,"sku":"UBD-9780141994246","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141994246.jpg?v=1787921860","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141994246","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}