Thomas Becket — The Archbishop Who Defied a King
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Thomas Becket — The Archbishop Who Defied a King
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They were inseparable.
King Henry II and Thomas Becket hunted together, governed together, and were said to share one heart and one mind. Henry believed he could trust Becket with anything.
Then he made him Archbishop of Canterbury.
What happened next changed English history forever.
Almost overnight, Becket abandoned the life of a royal favourite and became a fierce defender of the Church, placing himself in direct conflict with the most powerful man in England.
The friendship collapsed. The kingdom divided. And in 1170, four knights entered Canterbury Cathedral to carry out a deed that would echo across the centuries.
Was Thomas Becket a saint, a political operator, or a man transformed by conviction?
This is the real story behind one of history's most famous martyrs.
A Ministry of Mind production.
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