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| Picture No | 12587053 |
| Date | 1174 |
| Description | King Henry II doing penance before the tomb of Becket |
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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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| Source | Illustration after an old manuscript in 'The Story of the British People in Pictures, Odhams Press', page 57 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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