but there is not a one of us 21st-century Americans who isn’t richer than Thomas Becket was. (Or richer than his king, for that matter.) And while King Henry II thought of himself as something ...

Historians have long debated whether his murder was on the orders of Henry II or if it was a terrible ... to have shouted “Where is Thomas Becket, traitor to the king and the kingdom?” ...

The perpetrators were four knights who believed they were acting on the orders of King Henry II. After Thomas Becket's murder miracles were reported at his tomb and he was made a saint in 1174.

He was known as Henry 'Curtmantle' or 'Fitz Empress' when he was young and succeeded King Stephen in October 1154. Archbishop Thomas a Becket disagreed with the King's wishes and a rash phrase spoken ...

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Debauched King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket (Richard Burton) as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and ...

Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury ... The four knights who attacked him believed they were acting on the orders of King Henry II. The service, at 17:30 GMT, will be live streamed ...