Thomas Becket was born on the December 21, 1118 in Cheapside, London. His family was well off, his father, Gilbert Becket, a was a merchant. His mother was called Matilda.
He was educated in France, Italy and England. When he returned to England, he was noticed by Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury. The latter sent Thomas on several important missions to Rome. Theobald recommended Thomas to Henry II as Lord Chancellor when the post was free.
Thomas got the job and became a loyal friend to the king. Henry II was not very happy with the church; he was angry that the clergy was tried in the church court, which had much lighter punishments than the kings court. When Theobald died in 1139, Henry appointed Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury. He hoped this would give him more control over the church.
But when Thomas was the Archbishop, he changed his lifestyle. He became more holy and spent more time praying. He also refused to carry out the kings wishes.
Henry became so angry, Thomas fled to France. He remained there until Henry found him and they called a truce.
But once back in England, Thomas expelled the priests who had supported Henry against him. Henry heard of this and was furious. He shouted "who will rid me of this troublesome priest?" Four knights heard him and set off to Canterbury to sort Becket out. They murdered him with four blows with swords. He died at the cathedral on 29 December 1170.
24 years after his death, on July 12, 1194, he was canonized by Pope Alexander III. He is recognized as both a saint and a martyr.
beacuse they killed him
Titanic had 48 life rings with beckets.
Becket made christians realise ow horrible the king was.
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There reaction was what have we done and they ran to blame Henry x x x
"Unique" compared to what, death?
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when he was crowned Archbishop of Canterbury by Henry II
well i suppose he was okay but he was the cause of thomas beckets death so that kinda makes him drop a level... :D
Henry II and Thomas Becket fell out. (IDK what that means, but it was on a historical paper...)
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