Thomas Becket
Britishnoun
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This brings to mind the medieval episode of England’s King Henry II idly importuning some knights to rid him of Archbishop Thomas Becket, only to be surprised when they actually did it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
A second set is scheduled to launch around the Easter season in April 2025 with portrayals of Francis of Assisi, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene and Moses the Black.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024
The Scorsese series, created by Matti Leshem, dramatizes the stories of eight saints, including Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Francis of Assisi and Thomas Becket.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
We learn that King Henry II had to make amends for the death of Thomas Becket.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2019
The first Carthusian house in England was founded by Henry II. at Witham, in Somersetshire, about the year 1178, in fulfilment of his penitential vow taken at the tomb of Thomas Becket.
From Memorials of Old London Volume I by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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