Picture No | 12587052 |
Date | 1170 |
Description | Murder of Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral |
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Murder of Thomas a Becket by four knights in Canterbury Cathedral. The assassins thought they would please King Henry II by their action, but were mistaken.
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Source | Illustration after C H Weigall in 'The Story of the British People in Pictures, Odhams Press', page 53 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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