• Thomas Becket & Henry II

  • Jul 23 2021
  • Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Thomas Becket & Henry II

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  • 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. Initially a close friend of King Henry II, the two men became engaged in a bitter dispute that culminated in Becket’s shocking murder by knights with close ties to the king.

     

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