Jesus did not die on the cross but was rescued by his brother James and by Peter. But they prefer to keep Paul in the dark because, although he is mistakenly preaching that Christ rose again, at least it gets the Christian message out there... Now, Peter finally tells Paul the truth before they go to their deaths as the first Christian Martyrs.

Product Description: Last published in 1961 by the Malone Society, and available only to members, The Book of Sir Thomas More is now accessible to all students and scholars of Shakespeare and Renaissance drama. Since its first appearance in 1911, Greg's text has been the necessary foundation of scholarly study of the play...read more

Product Description: The best edition of the play in print. Gives a radical re-examination of the manuscript, and relates step by step to the process by which the play acquired its final form. Accounts for every single word and mark found in the manuscript - reproduces rejected or alternative passages at the end of the text...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A play in verse form dramatizes the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket by four knights of Henry II's court