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Thomas Becket St

YearDay/MonthTitle
Henry II (1154 - 1189)
1170Dec 29 Thomas Becket is murdered
 When Henry II heard that Thomas Becket had returned to England and was threatening to excommunicate his opponents, his outrage was such that four knights overhearing the King travelled to England and killed Becket inside Canterbury Cathedral.

See Also

Richard de Lucy
Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury
Henry II, King of England 1154-1189
 Canterbury Cathedral
 Ripon Cathedral
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