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Henry chose Becket as archbishop because he was his friend and he did not like the way that they didn't get punished. because Becket was his friend he thought that he could change the church rules but he was wrong. Becket him self changed himself and he was determined to be a really good archbishop.

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Because the archbishop of Canterbury before Becket argued with the king over church rights, when he died, Henry made his close friend, Thomas Becket, archbishop, hoping that this would settle matters and that they would agree.

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Thomas Becket, who was the son of a merchant who bought and sold fine cloth, was given a good education by a friend of his father's. He finished his education in universities on the continent. When he returned to England, he got the attention of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who made him the cathedral's archdeacon. The same archbishop recommended him to be the chancellor for Henry II, and in that position, he became a close friend of the king. When the archbishop died, Henry, who wanted to increase his power over the Church, appointed his friend, Becket, to the position.

Things did not turn out the way Henry wanted.

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Henry II wanted to increase his own power over such things as ecclesiastical courts, and to do this he had to reduce the power of the Church. He saw Becket, who was a good friend, as a possibly compliant archbishop, so Becket was his choice.

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Thomas Becket became The Archbishop of Canterbury because King Henry II wanted him archbishop. He wanted him archbishop because Becket was his best friend and he wanted Becket to change the rules of the church for him.

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thomas Becket was Henry 2 best friend and wanted him as archbishop

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becket and henry were good friends.henry decided to make becket archbishop

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Henry made Becket the arch bishop of Canterbury because Henry was greedy, and he also wanted control over the churches with Becket.

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