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Murder of Thomas Becket at Christmas!

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Tony McMahon

The murder of Thomas Becket was celebrated on the fifth day of Christmas to remember his killing in the year 1170 as Tony McMahon discovers

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How the murder of Thomas Becket netted the Templars a tidy sum

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Tony McMahon

The murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, by Henry II led to a massive pay out to the Knights Templar

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Category: Templar History Tags: altar, assassin, assassination, becket, beckett, canterbury, death, FitzUrse, henry, ireland, jerusalem, John, killed, knight, lionheart, mcmahon, Medieval, money, murder, richard, saint, Templar, Thomas, thomas a becket, treasure, veneration