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Showing posts with label Thomas Becket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thomas Becket. Show all posts
Sunday, February 21, 2016

History Trivia - Thomas Becket canonized

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February 21 1173 Thomas Becket was canonized. The Archbishop of Canterbury, one-time friend and opponent to King Henry II of England, ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

History Trivia - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered

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December 29 1170 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered while at vespers in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of Ki...
Monday, December 21, 2015

History Trivia - Roman Empire - Year of the four emperors

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December 21  69 the end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian became the fourth Emperor of...
Monday, November 2, 2015

History Trivia - Thomas Becket flees Britain

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November 2 1164 Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, left Britain because of a quarrel with King Henry II.  He fled to Flande...
Monday, July 27, 2015

History Trivia - Thomas Becket and King Henry II reconcile

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July 27  1054 Siward, Earl of Northumbria invaded Scotland to support Malcolm Canmore against Macbeth of Scotland, who usurped the Sco...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

History Trivia - Thomas Becket canonized

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February 21  1173 Thomas Becket was canonized. The Archbishop of Canterbury, one-time friend and opponent to King Henry II of England, h...
Monday, December 29, 2014

History Trivia - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered

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December 29   1170 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered while at vespers in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of Ki...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

History Trivia - Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, flees Britain

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November 2 All Souls’ Day.    1164 Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, left Britain because of a quarrel with King Hen...
Friday, February 21, 2014

History Trivia - Thomas Becket canonized

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February 21 1173 Thomas Becket was canonized. The Archbishop of Canterbury, one-time friend and opponent to King Henry II of England, ha...
Sunday, December 29, 2013

History Trivia - Thomas Becket murdered in Canterbury Cathedral

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December 29 1170 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered while at vespers in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of King ...
Sunday, December 1, 2013

History Trivia - Stephen of Blois takes the crown of England

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December 1  The Festival of Juno occurred on this day. 193 Pertinax became emperor. 1135 Henry I of England died and the crown w...