What did the monks do when Thomas Becket was killed?

Answer 1

Henry advised them to flee to Scotland and they subsequently took refuge in de Morville's Knaresborough Castle in North Yorkshire. It is known that Hugh de Morville, Richard de Breton, and William de Tracy built a church at Alkborough, near Scunthorpe in South Humberside, where, until 1690, an inscribed stone on the chancel recorded the benefaction.

Despite their benefactions they failed to impress Pope Alexander III, and he excommunicated them on Maundy Thursday, 25 March 1171.

The Archbishop's murderers finally gained their audience with the Pope, who, despite their penitence declared they should be exiled and fight in knightly arms in The Temple for 14 years in Jerusalem, and after the given time return to Rome.

A Hugh de Morville appears in the service of the Crusader-king Richard I in the 1190s. It seems probable that this individual is one and the same. He stood hostage for Richard in 1194, when the king had been captured by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. As to the other three, there are various stories but no actual proof of what happened to them.

Answer 2

After Thomas was murdered , the knights went back to Henri and showed him the blood on there hands. With that Henri got very angry and upset. Thomas got buried in the Canterbury cathedral and was made a knight. He ordered for the nights to be killed and he had to walk barefoot thought the Canterbury cathedral and be whipped by 80 different monks.

Answer 3

Thomas Becket was buried in Cantenbury Cathedral, where people came to touch his tomb , to pray as Thomas Becket's body created miracles. Today, his body is not there, however, people still come to pray at his tomb.

After his death, the four knights that killed him were sent to Scotland, where King Henry ll ordered them to die. King Henry ll had to walk barefoot through the Cathedral , and was whipped by 80 monks.

Answer 4

Three years after his murder, which happened dec. 29, 2011, in 1173 he was declared a Saint. But Henry the 2nd never wanted Thomas Becket to be killed.

Answer 5

They blamed Henry II for the death of the Archbishop. To win back the public, Henry ordered the monks to whip him as we kneeled in front of Thomas's tomb to show he really was sorry.

Answer 6

The knights where exiled, for Henry the second didn't wish death unto Thomas Becket