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
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Picture No
10210506
Media ID
48986628
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving in Cassell's Illustrated History of England', volume I, page 199
Date
1174


