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- In 1170, he was brutally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral.
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Becket is killed in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights loyal to Henry. Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Morville, Richard Brito and William de Tracy had planned to arrest Becket on behalf of the king. On arriving at the archbishop's palace in Canterbury the situation soon spirals out of control.
- Thomas Becket: the murder that shook the Middle Ages
The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral...
- Thomas Becket: the murder that shook the Middle Ages
Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury, the most important bishop in England. In 1170, he was brutally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. Historians have long debated whether his murder was...
Dec 28, 2019 · The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 changed the course of history. Becket was one of the most powerful figures of his time, serving as royal Chancellor and later as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Thomas Becket (/ ˈbɛkɪt /), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London[1] and later Thomas à Becket[note 1] (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then notably as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his death in 1170.
The Becket controversy or Becket dispute was the quarrel between Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England from 1163 to 1170. [1] The controversy culminated with Becket's murder in 1170, [2] and was followed by Becket's canonization in 1173 and Henry's public penance at Canterbury in July 1174.
Feb 17, 2011 · The murder of Thomas Becket and his subsequent martyrdom has so overshadowed the reign of Henry II that it is often as difficult to see behind to what caused it as it is to see beyond to the rest...
Becket was immediately hailed as a martyr and canonised in 1173, after which his shrine in Canterbury Cathedral became the most important centre of pilgrimage in England, with relics associated with him distributed to churches throughout Europe.
