King Henry II doing penance before the tomb of Becket
King Henry II doing penance before the tomb of Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Stripped to the waist and kneeling, he is scourged by monks with birch twigs
Picture No
12587053
Media ID
47668029
Size
4142px x 5132px
(4.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration after an old manuscript in The Story of the British People in Pictures, Odhams Press', page 57
Date
1174
