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The murder of Thomas Becket
Posted on by Tony McMahon
No event shook late twelfth century England as much as the cold-blooded murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket in his own cathedral. The knights who plunged their swords in to him as he clutched at his altar believed…
Read MoreCategory: Templar History Tags: Archbishop, Archbishop of Canterbury, canterbury, Canterbury Tale, catholic, england, henry, middle ages, norman, plantagenat, Thomas, thomas becket
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