Thomas Becket (/ˈbɛkɪt/), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December...
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It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. It contains many historical...
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of England and his friend-turned-bishop Thomas Becket. It is a dramatic film adaptation of the 1959 play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made...
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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...
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Henry II of England (section Thomas Becket controversy)
his former friend Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. This controversy lasted for much of the 1160s and resulted in Becket's murder in 1170. Soon...
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extensions to accommodate the flow of pilgrims visiting the shrine of Thomas Becket, the archbishop who was murdered in the cathedral in 1170. The Norman...
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St. Dunstan's, Canterbury (section Saint Thomas Becket)
church architect Ewan Christian. Its association with the deaths of Thomas Becket and Thomas More make it a place of pilgrimage. Dunstan was Archbishop of Canterbury...
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Later in 1174 he submitted himself before the tomb of Thomas Becket, thus recognizing St. Thomas's sanctity. The conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines...
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Thomas à Beckett or Becket may refer to: Thomas à Beckett (judge) (1836–1919), Australian solicitor and judge Thomas Becket or à Becket (1119/20–1170)...
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Thomas Becket School may refer to one of the following British schools named after St Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Catholic School, a secondary school...
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Trinity Chapel (section Thomas Becket)
as a shrine for the relics of the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket. The shrine became one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in England...
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Thomas Wolsey (/ˈwʊlzi/ WUUL-zee; c. March 1473 – 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic cardinal. When Henry VIII became King of England...
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Education. The hospital was established in the Middle Ages and named for St Thomas Becket. Originally located in Southwark, but based in Lambeth since 1871, the...
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Gilbert Foliot (section Henry's conflict with Becket)
Barlow Thomas Becket pp. 124–125 Barlow Thomas Becket pp. 137–138 Barlow Thomas Becket p. 43 Barlow Thomas Becket p. 140 Barlow Thomas Becket pp. 147–148...
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Thomas Becket. In the 1170s he wrote a long biography of Thomas Becket – the Vita Sancti Thomae (Life of St. Thomas). Fitzstephen had been Becket's personal...
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support Thomas Becket in his dispute with Henry II over the independence of the Church. He wrote to the King to intercede on behalf of Becket after his...
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travel together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at...
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Robert of Melun (section Role in the Becket dispute)
by Pope Alexander III and Thomas Becket. Following his consecration, Robert became involved in the dispute between Becket and the king, during which...
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culminating in September with the dismantling of the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury. Early in September, Cromwell also completed a new set...
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Thomas à Becket Church may refer to many churches in the United Kingdom, named for Saint Thomas of Canterbury, also known as Thomas Becket or Thomas à...
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Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? (category Thomas Becket)
is a quote attributed to Henry II of England preceding the death of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. While the quote was not expressed...
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Frederick Barbarossa, and remained for three years. At the end of 1164, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, came to Sens as an exile, forced to leave...
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Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints (category Cultural depictions of Thomas Becket)
John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Saint Sebastian, Moses the Black, Thomas Becket, Francis of Assisi, Joan of Arc and Maximilian Kolbe, devoting an episode...
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Murder in the Cathedral (category Cultural depictions of Thomas Becket)
(published the same year). The play portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral during the reign of Henry II in 1170. Eliot...
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The ruins of a Medieval chapel dedicated to St. Thomas Becket are located within the grounds of St Petroc's Church in Bodmin, Cornwall. This chapel, now...
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establish a church and hospital which was dedicated to St Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. Becket had been murdered in 1170. He was declared a martyr...
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1154 to 1181. Born in Normandy, he preceded Thomas Becket as Archdeacon of Canterbury, and together with Becket served Theobald of Bec while Theobald was...
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The Pillars of the Earth (category Cultural depictions of Thomas Becket)
covers the time between the sinking of the White Ship and the murder of Thomas Becket, but focuses primarily on the Anarchy. The book traces the development...
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becket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Becket is a play about Thomas Becket, written in French by Jean Anouilh. Becket may also refer to: Becket (Tennyson...
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Several Reliquaries of Saint Thomas Becket were produced by the Limoges enamellists in the 1200s to house relics of Thomas Becket. France Musée d'art Roger-Quilliot...
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