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Keywords: King Henry II England and Thomas Becket.jpg King Henry II argues with Thomas Becket In 1162 King Henry II persuaded his Chancellor Thomas Becket to become Archbishop of Canterbury although Becket warned him that his chief loyalty would then be to the Church and not to the king They disagreed about many matters One of the most important was whether clergy who had broken the law could be tried in the King's courts or whether they could appear only before the Church courts Eventually in 1170 Becket was murdered by three of the King's knights and Henry was blamed This is taken from 'Peter of Langtoft Chronicle of England' This manuscript was probably written and pictures added during the reign of Edward II 1307-1327 http //de wikipedia org/wiki/Bild Henry_II_Thomas_Beckett1 jpg Uploaded 27/07/2006 Author PD-old PD-old Henry II of England Miniatures of Thomas Becket Chronicle of England c 1307-c 1327 - BL Royal MS 20 A II
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