History TodayFeb 27

Four historians consider the reputation of Henry II’s ‘turbulent priest’. Was #ThomasBecket’s martyrdom his redeeming feature?

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Was Thomas Becket a Saint or a Troublemaker? | History Today

World History EncyclopediaOct 24
Owain Gwynedd (c. 1100-1170), also known as Owain ap Gruffudd, was a Welsh leader and ruler of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, best known for his resistance against Henry II of England (reign 1154-1189). #History #ThomasBecket #OwainGwynedd #HenryIIOfEngland #Wales #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-25386-en/
Owain Gwynedd, the Welsh prince who defied King Henry II of England and Thomas Becket

Owain Gwynedd (c. 1100-1170), also known as Owain ap Gruffudd, was a Welsh leader and ruler of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, best known for his resistance against Henry II of England (reign 1154-1189). He...

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Show threadskuaJan 25, 2025

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"I'd feel no reponsibility if someone, perhaps one of my loyal followers even, rids me of this turbulent priest."

#ThomasBecket #StochiasticMurder

Medievalists.netJan 23, 2025
The Holy Guardian and His Royal Ward: Thomas Becket and Henry the Young King https://www.medievalists.net/2024/01/thomas-becket-henry-young-king/ #ThomasBecket
The Holy Guardian and His Royal Ward: Thomas Becket and Henry the Young King - Medievalists.net

A look at the relationship between Thomas Becket and Henry the Young King

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Redaktion kalmenzoneDec 29, 2024

Die passende Oper zum heutigen Thomastag! Pizzettis "Assassinio nella Cattedrale", nach T. S. Eliot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXBaULLWMC8

#thomasbecket

Pizzetti Assassinio nella Cattedrale

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C.Oct 23, 2024

Maybe it's just me, but "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?", as an exclamation, has always struck me as leaning in the same general direction as "Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?".

#HenryII #ThomasBecket #SoundOfMusic #contract #musical #Disney

Claire BarnesDec 29, 2023

After #ThomasBecket was assassinated in #CanterburyCathedral on 29 Dec 1170, reports of miraculous healing started to circulate within a week, and pilgrim numbers soared. The vibrant colours of the #StainedGlass windows around his shrine may have seemed almost as wondrous to #medieval visitors as the #miracles they depict.

📷 Julian P. Guffogg, CC BY-SA 2.0; more at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpguffogg/albums/72157640046578935/

#craftsmanship #wonder #pilgrimage @medievodons

Canterbury Cathedral

Mostly Cathedral glass.

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Dr Robert MinchinDec 29, 2023
Today is the feast of #ThomasBecket, Archbishop of Canterbury, martyred for the separation of church and state, refusing to subjugate it to King Henry. At the Reformation, his tomb was the first targeted when another King Henry, with the willing aid of another Archbishop Thomas, succeeded in placing the church under the state.
Holy Thomas, assist us now in opposing #ChristianNationalists and all who would use Christ's church to serve their political ends rather than the Gospel of love.
Eric FreyOct 16, 2023
“‘Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest’ comes to mind,” Chutkan judge on Trump case. #ThomasBecket feels your pain. #orangedanger
World History EncyclopediaJan 10, 2023
Thomas Becket (aka Thomas á Becket) was chancellor to Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) and then archbishop of Canterbury (1162 to 1170). Thomas repeatedly clashed with his sovereign over the relationship between the Crown and Church, particularly the right of Church courts to try clerics. Thomas was murdered by four knights in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Thomas_Becket/ #HenryIIofEngland #MedievalChurch #ThomasBecket
Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket (aka Thomas á Becket) was chancellor to Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) and then archbishop of Canterbury (1162 to 1170). Thomas repeatedly clashed with his sovereign over the relationship...

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