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Henry II - Coggle Diagram
Henry II
Quarrel
Over Henry having too much control over the church
Constitutions of Clarendon
Becket refused to support
fled to France
Becket excommunicated the bishops
involved in the coronation of the young king
Who was to blame for the quarrel?
Both
Murder
Henry yelled 'Will no-one rid me of this turbulent priest?!'
4 knights rode to Canterbury Cathedral
They murdered Thomas Becket
Henry denied ordering them to kill Becket
Becket
Came from a poor family - slums in London
chosen by Henry II
Archbishop
Archdeacon
Chancellor
Why?
thought that Becket would support him in his decisions
Henry II and Becket were friends for many years
Family
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry the young king crowned as his successor