St. Thomas Becket (1118-1170) is well-known for his martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral, defending religious liberty in England from the designs of his former friend, King Henry II Plantagenet. But ...

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday issued a proclamation praising St. Thomas Becket, an English archbishop who was martyred 850 years ago after conflict with King Henry II over the rights of the ...

In December 1170, Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered on the orders of King Henry II of England, his former friend. The killing was supposed to put an end to disputes over the ...

A stained glass window of St. Thomas Becket is seen at St. Alban's Cathedral in St. Albans, England. (CNS photo/Gene Plaisted, The Crosiers) WASHINGTON (CNS) — The White House issued a proclamation ...

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A stained glass window of St. Thomas Becket is seen at St. Alban’s Cathedral in St. Albans, England. (Credit: Gene Plaisted/The Crosiers via CNS.) Listen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House issued a ...

IT COULD HAVE been a scene from “The Sopranos”, only the irascible capo was King Henry II of England. The irksome upstart who had to be neutralised was Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. “Will ...

“If you thought medieval religious art was all clasped hands and uplifted eyes”, this gory, “brilliant” show will put you right, said Jonathan Jones in The Guardian. On 29 December 1170, four knights ...

President Trump released a proclamation on Monday marking the 850th anniversary of the death of Thomas Becket, an English archbishop and saint who was killed by knights of King Henry II in 1170.

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