Becket, Thomas [St Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London] (1120?–1170), archbishop of Canterbury (original) (raw)
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Article contents
- Youth and schooling
- Appearance and character
- Clerkships and royal chancellorship, 1145–1162
- Archbishop of Canterbury: the early years, 1162–1163
- The quarrel with the king, 1163–1164
- Disgrace and exile, 1164–1165
- Attempts at reconciliation, 1165–1169
- Papal attempts at a settlement, 1167–1170
- Negotiating a return to England, 1169–1170
- An insubstantial reconciliation and its breakdown, 1170
- Murder in the cathedral, 29 December 1170
- Canonization
- Assessment
- Sources
- Likenesses
- See also
- External resources
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