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A merchant’s son, Thomas Becket rose to fame and fortune as a royal chancellor and then archbishop of England — all due to the patronage of Henry II, whose eventual fury over Becket’s ecclesiastical ...

This week marks the anniversary of when Thomas Becket, the Medieval Church leader who was infamously murdered at Canterbury Cathedral in England, was consecrated archbishop. Becket was serving as ...

Thomas Becket and St. Catherine One of the most famous examples of a medieval bishop speaking truth to power is that of Thomas Becket, former chancellor – that is, senior minister – of England ...

Bec later recommended Becket to be Lord Chancellor of England, to which Henry II appointed him in 1155. Becket and the King had a very friendly relationship.

Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered as he conducted a service in the cathedral on 29 December 1170. The four knights who attacked him believed they were acting on the orders ...

He felt called to the priesthood, and began to work towards ordination. His holy, honest working attitude came to the attention of his friend King Henry II, and in 1157, Thomas was asked to serve as ...

Thus Henry’s plan to make his chancellor archbishop of Canterbury in order to further his control over the Church was always destined to fail. Thomas Becket had already been converted, and now he ...