Official Correspondence of Thomas Bekynton 2 Volume Set: Secretary to King Henry VI, and Bishop of Bath and Wells

by Thomas Beckington

Thomas Beckington (c.1390-1465), Bishop of Bath and Wells, was hugely influential in Church affairs and government during the reign of Henry VI. He had become the king's secretary by 1438 and played an important role in an embassy appointed to negotiate peace with France in 1443. His intimacy with the king undoubtedly aided his compiling of the vast array of documents and letters - many from Beckington himself - presented in this two-volume work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108048986
• ISBN13: 9781108048989
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 956 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"