Peter of Blois was a French cleric, theologian, poet and diplomat. He is particularly noted for his corpus of Latin letters.
Baldwin of Forde, Peter's tutor and friend, as depicted on the exterior of Canterbury Cathedral.
Peter's pupil, William II, depicted offering Monreale Cathedral to the Virgin Mary.
Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine holding court.
The Young King Henry, whose rebellion against his father signalled a rupture in the Angevin dynasty.
Reginald Fitz Jocelin was a medieval Bishop of Bath and an Archbishop of Canterbury-elect in England. A member of an Anglo-Norman noble family, he was the son of a bishop, and was educated in Italy. H
Peter of Blois
…useful, drawing him into a letter-writing campaign focussed on Henry II of England's conflict with Thomas Becket. This brought him back into contact with Reginald Fitz Jocelin, his former pupil from his days in Paris, who was now Henry's chief agent in the dispute. When Reginald was made Bishop of Bath in 1173, his role in…
Reliquary pendant depicting Reginald and Queen Margaret of Sicily from 1177
Stained glass window from Canterbury Cathedral depicting Thomas Becket, who Reginald served briefly.