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basically because he wanted rule the church but he can not do that because the church was in control by the archbishops and Becket became really religious.
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∙ 14y agoThe church had its own canonical laws and members of the church could not be prosecuted in the civil courts.
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What did the church courts do that Henry II didn't like?
henry wanted power over the church because he didn't thing the punishments were goo enough
How did thomas becket react when he found out that Henry ii wanted to change the church courts?
Thomas, although he was Henry's close friend, refused to let him change the rules.
Who did king Henry II's reforms weaken the power of?
Basically, the church was weakened because in the reforms they then used royal courts instead of church courts. Also, feudal lords because the royal courts were strengthened by Henry's reforms at the expense of the feudal lords.
What king devloped the courts and juries?
Henry II
When did henry ii leave the church?
King Henry II did not leave the church. He remained Catholic all his life.
What was the result of Thomas Becket's death?
Becket was made a saint, Henry II repented, and the Church remained independent of the state, tax free, and able to run its own courts.
What did Henry ii and becket argue about?
Taxation of the church.
What was the impact of thomas Beckett?
Thomas Beckett was an Archbishop of Canterbury. He died because of a conflict between him and Henry II due to the Constitutions of Clarendon. It caused a quarrel because King Henry II's effort was to bring the power away from the church courts and to the royal courts. Four knights killed him in front of the main altar of Canterbury Cathedral. In 1173, the church named him a saint. Yet interestingly still, the Constitutions of Clarendon stood. Have a nice day!
What caused dispute between Henry II and Thomas Becket?
Henry claimed the right to try clergy in royal courts
Who was right Becket or King Henry II?
King Henry II. Many criminals escaped fair punishment because they were associated with the church.
What caused the irreparable rift between the pope and Henry viii?
The cause of the conflict between Henry ll and the Catholic church was his marriage. Henry ll wanted to get a divorce from his wife and the church would not allow him to. This is what caused him to leave the church.
How did Becket help RichardI you succeed Henry II?
By excommunicating with the church
