By excommunicating with the church
Becket became Archbishop of Canterbury because he was a close friend of King Henry II of England. Henry believed that appointing Becket as Archbishop would help him exert more control over the church in England.
Despite being old friends, Thomas Becket, once he became Archbishop of Canterbury did not favor Henry's ascension to the throne. In addition, he sought to raise the power of the Archbishopric and repeatedly challenged Henry's authority after he became king.
There were a couple of reasons. 1. A first argument with King Henry the Second. Henry made Becket the Archbishop of Canterbury, hoping he would help him reform the church courts. But Becket refused, making God his new master. 2. A Second argument. Becket excommunicated (Sacked) all the monks who followed King Henry of their jobs. This, once again, made Henry furious and fly into a rage.
well the argument between them was about Henry making thomas becket the archbishop of cantubury and Henry thought that if thomas was made archbishop then thomas would follow all of henrrys rules and would help Henry by taking money from the poor and making himself even richer but what he didnt no was that when he made thomas archbishop he would betray him and when thomas did become archbishop of Canterbury he decided to help his people not his king .Henry then got really mad with thomas and said "will there be no rid of this troublesome priest?" and that's when four knights overheard him and decided to get rid of him once and for all and that is how becket died
medieval priests did not always behave as we would expect our priests today to behave. some of them commited crimes and had to be punished. but these priests could ask to be tried by the church's own courts and often got light sentence's. Henry did not like this and passed new laws saying that priests should be tried in the kings courts like everyone else. Becket said Henry was interfering with the rights of the church. He and Henry quarrelled so strongly that in, 1165, Becket left England! Becket returned in 1170 and he and Henry tried to work together. but Becket got so cross about what had happened he immediately excommunicated(exspelled from church) all those bishops who had been helping Henry wile he was abroad, the king could hardly believe it. in his anger he is said to have shouted "who will rid me of this turbulent priest?" Four knights decided Henry wanted Becket dead and murdered him. Henry later claimed that he didn't mean that at all ! :) x
Thomas à Becket (1118?-70) was archbishop of Canterbury, and is considered a saint by both the Roman Catholic church and the Church of England.He was the closest friend of Henry II who chose him to be Archbishop of Canterbury, apparently expecting him to put the interests of the king above those of the church. When this turned out not to happen, Henry and Becket grew increasingly frustrated with each other, and Becket came to the point of excommunicating the king. When Henry, who was sick in bed at the time, heard of this, he cried out in loud complaint, and his words (accounts differ on what they were) motivated four knights to ride to Canterbury to confront Becket. When Becket refused to go with them to see Henry, they assassinated him, cutting off the top of his skull, in the cathedral, while a service was going on.According to tradition, the monks at Canterbury did not like Becket because they had been suspicious of his relationship with the king. When they buried him, however, they found that he had been stitched into a hair shirt which he could not remove, and which was filled with vermin. They regarded this as an act of profound penance, and an indication of a very holy man. In short order, there were reports of miracles, and it was soon believed that Becket was a saint, as the Church later confirmed.The place where Becket was buried, at Canterbury Cathedral, soon became a destination for pilgrims who wished to venerate him, in fact the most important such site in Britain. And this was the destination of the pilgrims who traveled together and told their stories in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.So basicly he was a friend/sevent of henry the 2nd so he made thomas becket a archbishop. he ternd on henry but henry killed saint thomas becket archbishop of centabery. (thet was his full name)Thomas Becket was a servant for King Henry 2nd and become friends with Henry so Henry made him Chancellor then made him archbishop to help him rule the church but Becket turned on him, Henry killed him but made him a saint.Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.Hope that helps!
The monks who attempted to help Thomas Becket escape were known as the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Canterbury, but specific names are not widely recorded in historical accounts. However, it is noted that they were loyal to Becket and were concerned for his safety during his conflicts with King Henry II. Their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, as Becket remained in Canterbury and faced his tragic fate in 1170.
Henry II and Thomas Becket quarreled because they grew apart. Becket changed after he became Archbishop, and he stopped supporting Henry II. They also felt differently over the amount of power church courts should be given.
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The quarrel was over the fact that if a clergyman ( person who worked for the church ) commited ed a crime they would go before the church court. The penalties in the church courts were very moderate e.g. if a clergyman commited murder he would be sent on a pilgrimage were as a normal man would be hung. Henry II thought this unfair so appointed Thomas a Becket as archbishop of Canterbury in the hope that Becket would help him. The plan backfired and Becket soon turned to the Church's side thus resulting in the quarrel.
Thomas Becket was murdered as he refused to help king Henry II and excomunicated him, so, behind the kings back, 4 nights made revenge on Thomas and murdered him in Canterbury Cathedral which made quite some popularity of shock as it is sanctuary... unbelievable for something as horrific to happen in a holy place.
Because Thomas senced danger because him and Henry had an argument after he made Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, because Thomas wouldn't help change the church courts because he had become more religious.