Becket conflict

Question 1

How many knights were owed by the church

Answer 1

775

Question 2

How much was the King making annually from the church by 1183

Answer 2

£4000

Question 3

What was the book that discussed canon law

Answer 3

Gratians Decretum

Question 4

Who was the original archbishop

Answer 4

Theobald

Question 5

How many adult males were clerks

Answer 5

1/6

Question 6

Which tenant-in-chief was excommunicated which angered Henry

Answer 6

William of Eynsford

Question 7

Who murdered a Knight but only recieved a flogging and two years exile due to being a clerk

Answer 7

Philip de Brois

Question 8

Which clerk murdered a father to rape his daughter and what was Becket’s response

Answer 8

A worcester clerk and Becket imprisoned him so Henry couldn’t get him

Question 9

What happened at the council of woodstock 1163

Answer 9

Sheriff’s aid

Question 10

When did Henry demand the bishops uphold customs

Answer 10

1163 at the council of westminster

Question 11

Where did Henry try to talk to BEcket in 1164

Answer 11

Northampton field

Question 12

When was the constitutions of clarendon discussed

Answer 12

1164 at the council of clarendon

Question 13

How long did Becket refuse until he set his seal

Answer 13

3 days

Question 14

At the council of Northampton 1164 what did Henry accuse Becket of (becket wore a cross btw)

Answer 14

Embezzlement worth £300 and a fine of £500 for the toulouse campaign

Question 15

Who does Henry threaten to back if the Pope doesn’t support him

Answer 15

The anti-pope Pascale

Question 16

What did Henry do in response to Becket’s exile

Answer 16

Exiled his family, seized his possessions and made it illegal for contact with Becket

Question 17

Where were the peace talks held in 1169 and what messed them up

Answer 17

Montmirail and Montmarte

‘For the honour of god’ and the ‘kiss of peace’

Question 18

Who were excommunicated by Becket

Answer 18

Gilbert Foliot, archbishop of York etc.

Question 19

Who did Alexander III appoint as papal legate who was Becket’s rival but also support him.

Answer 19

Roger of york

Asked Louis VII to give financial aid

Question 20

What was agreed to reconcile Henry with Alexander III in 1172

Answer 20

The compromise of Avranches

Question 21

What did it entail

Answer 21

200 knights for crusade
To take the cross
Restore land back to Canterbury
And abolish all laws and customs harmful to the church

Question 22

When was Henry whipped

Answer 22

in 1174

Question 23

How long did the see of York remain vacant

Answer 23

1181 to 1189

Question 24

Who was rewarded for loyalty against Becket

Answer 24

John of Oxford who became bishop of Norwich

Geoffrey became an archbishop of York which was controversial

Question 25

What was a sign of good relations between him and the church

Answer 25

YH appealed to Alexander III during the great rebellion but he remained unmoved.
The church tried to encourage Eleanor to remain