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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.
The Compromise of Avranches in 1172 marked the reconciliation of Henry II of England with the Catholic Church after the Becket controversy from 1163, which culminated with the murder in 1170 of Thomas Becket. [1] Henry was purged of any guilt in Becket's murder, and swore to go on crusade.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 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 ...
Becket is an 1884 historical play by the British writer Alfred, Lord Tennyson, inspired by the murder of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket by agents of Henry II in 1170. [ 1 ] It was staged at the Lyceum Theatre, London in 1893. [ 2 ]
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Becket or The Honour of God (French: Becket ou l'honneur de Dieu), often shortened to Becket, is a 1959 stage play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. [1] It contains many historical inaccuracies, which the author ...
Becket said in the case details that “religious schools should be able to participate in publicly available programs without discrimination, and religious school students should be able to ...
Ralph of Diceto's Chronicle covers the history of the world from the birth of Jesus to the year 1202. [3] It is divided into two parts, often treated as separate works: the Abbreviationes Chronicorum ("Abbreviations of Chronicles") up to around 1147 and the Imagines or Ymagines Historiarum ("Images of Histories") from then until 1202.