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Contemporary illustration portraying the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 Sir Richard le Breton or Richard de Brito [ 1 ] ( fl. 1170) was one of the four knights who in 1170 murdered Thomas Becket , Archbishop of Canterbury .
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.
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 ...
Who did Kill Thomas Becket in 1170? is a 2000 Channel 4 documentary concerning the murder of Thomas Becket, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion .
William de Tracy was one of the four knights who, supposedly at the behest of King Henry II, in 1170 murdered Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. His accomplices were Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Morville and Richard le Breton (or de Brito). They afterwards invaded the Archbishop's Palace plundering Papal Bulls and Charters, gold, silver ...
At Christmas 1170, FitzUrse was at the court of Henry II at Bures in Normandy when Henry ranted against Thomas Becket.FitzUrse and the other three knights, Hugh de Moreville, William de Tracy and Richard le Breton or Brito, crossed the Channel separately and met up in Saltwood Castle, Kent, to plan their attack.
William of Canterbury (floruit 1170–1177) was a medieval English monk and biographer of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in December 1170. He was present at the murder of the archbishop and admitted in his writings that he ran from the murder scene. Later he collected miracle stories about Becket. [1]
14th-century depiction of King Henry II of England with Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" (spoken aloud ⓘ; also expressed as "troublesome priest" or "meddlesome priest") is a quote attributed to Henry II of England preceding the death of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170.