An illustration of the murder of Thomas Becket from Cassell's Illustrated History of England. Staff Writer While testifying before the U.S. Senate intelligence committee on Thursday morning, former ...
David Perry: James Comey and Angus King say Trump reminds them of King Henry II, who famously remarked: "'Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?" Perry: Trump is no medieval king and Comey is no ...
The 12th-century martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket is one of those grisly chapters of history seemingly plucked from the script of a gore-laden HBO show. Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was cut ...
More than 850 years ago, on December 29, 1170, Sir Thomas Becket was brutally murdered. The former Archbishop of Canterbury had initially been a close friend of Henry II, but their relationship soured ...
On October 17, 1171, King Henry II became the first English King to set foot on Irish soil. By the time he left the island six months later Ireland's relationship with England had been changed forever ...
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