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Thomas was the son of Gilbert Beket of Thierville, Normandy. His mother was Matilda of Mondeville.
Since the family were all Normans, Thomas certainly spoke Anglo-Norman French, which is notorious for having no spelling rules, so the change from Beket to Becket is not at all surprising. The name almost certainly derives from Anglo-Norman French bec, bek or beke, meaning a hooked nose or beak - the men in the family all seem to have had prominent noses.
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∙ 9y agoThe father of Thomas Becket is Gilbert Becket. He is known to be a small landowner under the lordship of Brionne in Normandy.
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What was thomas beckets job?
he was the arcbishop of canterburry
What date is thomas beckets birthday?
21 December and was born in 1118
How are thomas Beckett and geoffery chaucer connected?
Geoffery Chaucer wrote a book called Canterbury tales about people travvelling to thomas beckets shrine. Geoffery Chaucer wrote a book called Canterbury tales about people travvelling to thomas beckets shrine.
Who was Richard brito in 1170?
Richard brito was the knight who killed thomas becket(archbishop of Canterbury) in 1170 he sliced the top of beckets head then with the tip of his sword took out beckets brains.
What were some of thomas beckets major life accomplishments?
when he was crowned Archbishop of Canterbury by Henry II
What did King Henry chose Thomas Beckets to be?
Henry II chose Thomas Becket to be Chancellor (1155-1162) and then ABp of Canterbury (1162-1170)
How did becoming archbishop change Beckets life?
Henry II and Thomas Becket fell out. (IDK what that means, but it was on a historical paper...)
What were the names of thomas beckets murderers?
The four knights who murdered Thomas Becket were Reginald FitzUrse, Hugh de Morville, William de Tracy, and Richard le Breton.
Was Henry II good?
well i suppose he was okay but he was the cause of thomas beckets death so that kinda makes him drop a level... :D
Who was the father of compter?
The father of the computers are Thomas Jefferson......
Why was the king to blame for thomas beckets murder?
The king was to blame for Thomas Becket's murder because he told the knights to kill Thomas but the knights didn't had to do what he said but they did and hit Thomas in the head and killed him. Also Thomas told the monks to leave the door open so the monks did. Also the king shouldn't have wanted to kill him anyway and the Knights had to obey the kings orders
Who was the mother and father of Vivien T Thomas?
Mary is the mother and William is the father
