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.
After Becket was killed, the knights who were responsible for his death were excommunicated by the Pope. They were forced to go on a pilgrimage to Rome as a form of penance. However, King Henry II granted them protection and they were able to avoid severe punishment.
No- one, the knights came back to the king and said what they had done and then have said to been whipped.
the knights took several hits to Thomas, The first saved by a fathful friend Edward Grim. But Thomas opened his arms and didn't fight back as if he wanted to die. He said his time had come God wanted him. The Knights sliced of the top of his head and picked out his brain. They chucked it accross the floor and left him for the dead!
he got killed
millions of jews was killed
They were killed in a fire during the civil war.
Four drunken knights killed Becket.
Thomas Becket was killed by knights . Whether or not that King Henry told him to, we just don't know.
Thomas Becket was killed by four knights who used their swords to kill him.
Yes, the knights who killed Thomas Becket were fined by the Pope and were sent on a Crusade as penance for their actions. They were not severely punished, as they may have been seen as carrying out the will of King Henry II.
No- one, the knights came back to the king and said what they had done and then have said to been whipped.
he died
Thomas Becket was found guilty of trumped up charges brought by Henry II and fled to Pontigny Abbey, a bit south of Paris. He returned when Henry relented out of fear the Pope would excommunicate him. Not long after, Becket was killed by Henry's knights.
The 4 knights did.
He waS wierd
No. Henry got mad, said alot of stuff he didnt mean, his knights thought this meant they would be doing him a great favour if they killed becket so off they trotted and killed him. But Henry was upset when he found out.
Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was killed by knights wielding swords on December 29, 1170, inside Canterbury Cathedral. The sword used to strike the fatal blow is believed to have been wielded by Reginald FitzUrse, one of the knights involved in Becket's murder.
Thomas Becket after being in France for about six years returned to show he was not a coward and tried to defeat king Henry 2nd He went to the Canterbury catherdal and was murdered in sight of everyone by the kings knights questions still remain unanswered about if the king himself ordered Becket to be murdered by the knights. The knights believed they were doing the king's bidding.