![]() ![]() Only Sharon Kay Penman can re-create this truly tumultuous time-and capture the couple who loved power as much as each other. Along the way were enough scheming, seductions, and scandals to topple any kingdom but their own. ![]() ![]() It ended with a perceived betrayal that made a royal murder seem inevitable. It began with Thomas Becket, Henry's closest confidant, and his elevation to be Archbishop of Canterbury. But while lust would divide them, it was friendship-and ultimately faith-that brought bloodshed into their midst. It was medieval England's immortal marriage-Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II, bound by passion and ambition, certain to leave a legacy of greatness. Now, in Time and Chance, she continues the ever-more-captivating tale. In When Christ and His Saints Slept, acclaimed historical novelist Sharon Kay Penman portrayed all the deceit, danger, and drama of Henry II's ascension to the throne. ![]() But when the once worldly Becket discovers faith, their alliance withers. About the Book The second volume in a trilogy begun in "When Christ and His Saints Slept Here." Hoping to subdue the Church, Henry II-against the advice of Eleanor of Aquitaine- raises Thomas Becket to the position of Archbishop of Canterbury. ![]()
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