On the basis that there are no stupid questions, #historians and #medievalists, please help me. I've always understood that #Canterbury became a place of pilgrimage after the murder of #ThomasBecket. But I've just heard it said that Becket himself made a pilgrimage there. What am I missing?

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Rob and Romesh
- Thomas Becket and Henry II of England

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Divine Inspiration and Eternal Recurrence

Rob and Romesh
- Thomas Becket and Henry II of England

#EternalRecurrence
#Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

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Hammerhead Remade
Brian Catling RA
#ThomasBecket

On this day, December 29, 1170, Archbishop #ThomasBecket was murdered by four knights sent by #HenryII.

The Sanctuary of our church was used by @citylittheater.bsky.social for an award-winning production of #MurderintheCathedral by #TSEliot in 2024. It dramatizes the martyrdom of Becket

#OnThisDay in 1170, Archbishop #ThomasBecket was brutally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of Henry II of England who was forced to do penance for the murder, inspiring T.S. Eliot to write "Murder in the Cathedral":

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A stained glass window depicts a bearded bishop wearing a mitre, with one hand raised. The colours are predominantly blue and green, with some red and white.

Speaking of #ThomasBecket (and who isn’t, on the 855th anniversary of his martyrdom?), this stained glass window in @cburycathedral.bsky.social was long thought to be a nearly contemporary portrait of him. Alas, Rachel Koopmans has shown it to be a C20 forgery by Samuel Caldwell.

Manuscript depiction of the murder of Thomas Becket

29 December 1170: "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?"

– Thomas Becket, was killed inside #Canterbury Cathedral. #History #ThomasBecket

Murder in the Cathedral.

#medievalsky #ThomasBecket

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A joy to bring #TSEliot’s 1935 drama Murder in the Cathedral to life with an incredible team. Danny Sapani stars as #ThomasBecket murdered @cburycathedral.bsky.social on 29 Dec 1170. Music by Joseph Howard performed by BBC Singers. 3pm Sat 27 Dec @BBCRadio4👇https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002nv7c

Canterbury building 'needs £100k' to avoid slipping into river Eastbridge Hospital, built in Canterbury in 1180, is

BBC News - Building 'needs £100k to avoid falling into river'
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S1E5 - The Constitutions and Assize of Clarendon In this, the Sixth Episode of Power & Politics: Unraveling History, we look at The Constitutions and Assize of Clarendon. These were two documents which came about during the reign of Henry II of England, but to understand how he got to the throne, you need to first understand The Anarchy, when King Stephen and Empress Mathilda fought each other for the throne of England. The concepts introduced in the Constitutions and the Assize touch upon our Freedom of Religion, Trial by Jury, the concept of a Grand jury, and thoughts on Evidence. Some of the background music is by Algal the Bard, and I hope he is okay with me usuing some of his Bardcore music. Tthe rest of the music in the episode are actual pieces from the early 1200's and 1300's, excluding our normal Intro and Outro.

📣 New Podcast! "S1E5 - The Constitutions and Assize of Clarendon" on @Spreaker #empressmathilda #england #history #kinghenryii #kingstephen #politics #theanarchy #thomasbecket #usconstitution

Divine Inspiration and Eternal Recurrence

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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Divine Inspiration and Eternal Recurrence

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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#Psychohistory

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

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Thanks to @theseaboardreview.ca for publishing my tribute to #ThomasBecket. This was definitely one from the heart. May all resistors to tyranny be so meddlesome. www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/thomas-bec...

Divine Inspiration and Eternal Recurrence

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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Divine Inspiration and Eternal Recurrence

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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#Psychohistory

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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"Will no one rid me of this #meddlesome priest?"🫅🏼quote attributed to Henry II of England preceding the death of #ThomasBecket, #ArchbishopofCanterbury, in 1170.⚔️ While the quote was not expressed as an order, it prompted four knights to travel from Normandy to Canterbury, where they killed Becket!🤭

The Haunted History of the Tower of London

#TowerOfLondon #WilliamTheConqueror #RoyalBetrayal #Imprisonment #campfire #MedievalZoo #GhostStories #ThomasBecket #LostPrinces #AnneBoleyn #MargaretPole #LadyJaneGrey #GuyFawkes #HenryVIII #HauntedHistory #BritishHorror

Divine Inspiration and Eternal Recurrence

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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Divine Inspiration and Eternal Recurrence

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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#Psychohistory

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

Karma is that which must be corrected.

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New Medieval Books: Images of Thomas Becket in the Middle Ages and Beyond - Medievalists.net When Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170, he was instantly transformed into one of the most prominent figures in medieval Christianity. His image spread widely across Europe, appearing in manuscripts,…

New Medieval Books: Images of Thomas Becket in the Middle Ages and Beyond, published by @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/08/new-... #ThomasBecket #MedievalBooks

Divine Inspiration and Eternal Recurrence

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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Divine Inspiration and Eternal Recurrence

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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#Psychohistory

Rob and Romesh
(Thomas Becket and Henry II of England)

Karma is that which must be corrected.

#EternalRecurrence #Reincarnation #Fame #Nations #Immigration #Predestination #Birthrights #Karma #EternalReturn #RobAndRomesh #ThomasBecket #HenryII

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St. Thomas Becket, Part 2: The Martyrdom - an episode of 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages youtu.be/EDnOpbzoSfw?... #ThomasBecket