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29th December 1170: Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered in front of the altar of Canterbury Cathedral

29th December 2021
Tagged as: Canterbury, England, Henry II, Murder, Politics, Religion, Thomas Becket

The murder of Thomas Becket was recorded in a later history by the monk Edward Grim who claimed that the fatal blow split Becket’s skull as he knelt in front of the altar.

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29th December 1170: Thomas Becket murdered in Canterbury Cathedral

29th December 2019
Tagged as: Assassination, Canterbury, England, Politics, Religion

On the 29^th December 1170, Thomas Becket – the Archbishop of Canterbury – was murdered in front of the altar of Canterbury Cathedral.

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29th December 1170: Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered in front of the altar of Canterbury Cathedral

29th December 1170: Thomas Becket murdered in Canterbury Cathedral

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