Thomas Becket: holy martyr, or stubborn contrarian with a death-wish?
Thomas Becket is depicted in a stained glass window at St Peter's Berkhamsted by Nathaniel WestlakeMurder in the cathedral
December 29th is the 850th anniversary of the death of Thomas Becket in 1170. To have the Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in his own cathedral would have been shocking enough. But in this case, those who committed the crime were convinced they were doing the will of their king, Henry II. In the dark of a winter's evening, as a service was underway, a group of armed men burst into the cathedral shouting "Royal Knights! King's men!" The situation exploded. They called Becket "traitor". He called one of them a "pimp"! More ... https://www.christiantoday.com/article/thomas.becket.holy.martyr.or.stubborn.contrarian.with.a.death.wish/136125.htm
