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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170, Christian martyr "Thomas a Becket" redirects here. Not to be confused with Thomas à Beckett (disambiguation). For the school in Northampton, see Thomas Becket Catholic School. For other uses, see Thomas Beckett. This article contains too many ...
The Becket controversy or Becket dispute was the quarrel between Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England from 1163 to 1170. [1] The controversy culminated with Becket's murder in 1170, [2] and was followed by Becket's canonization in 1173 and Henry's public penance at Canterbury in July 1174.
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury and first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury of the Church of England. Cardinal Odet de Coligny, on 31 March 1563, for professing the Calvinist faith. Elizabeth I of England in 1570 by the papal bull Regnans in Excelsis. Thomas Erastus, founder of Erastianism
1400: Geoffrey Chaucer finishes The Canterbury Tales, a compilation of stories told by pilgrims on a journey to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket of Canterbury. c. 1412–1431: Joan of Arc, a peasant girl from France, has visions from God telling her to lead her countrymen to reclaim their land from the English. After success in battle, she is ...
This is a timeline of English history, ... Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket was assassinated. 1192: Crusades: King Richard I was captured by Austrian Duke ...
Later on, William and Waleran become involved with the plot to assassinate Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in order to protect their now crumbling positions of power. William leads the attack, and despite the efforts of Philip, who had traveled to Canterbury to meet with Becket, the archbishop is brutally murdered.
Articles relating to Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (1119/1120-1170, term 1162-1170). Subcategories.
Image of Thomas Becket from a stained glass window The 12th-century quire. A pivotal moment in the history of the cathedral was the murder of the archbishop, Thomas Becket, in the north-west transept (also known as the Martyrdom) on Tuesday 29 December 1170, by knights of King Henry II.