December 29
1170 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of
Canterbury, was murdered while at vespers in Canterbury Cathedral by four
knights of King Henry II. Acting on the frustrated outburst of King Henry II,
four knights entered the Cathedral and struck down the Archbishop. The knights
fled. Henry would later do public
penance for his ill-considered words that ultimately ended the quarrel between
one-time friends.
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