History 2 Henry II + Thomas Becket Flashcards
What was the Canterbury cathedral
- an important cathedral
- located in the south of England
Define cathedral
An important church building
Define archbishop
An important man in the church’s organisation
Define monk
- dedicated their life to Christianity
- would live separately from the rest of society
Define pope
The head of the catholic church
Describe Becket and Henry’s relationship
- close and friendly
- always hung around with each other and did different hobbies
Define excommunicate
- church said you are no longer apart of Christianity
Define the constitution of Clarendon
- the law that the clergy men should be trialled in the king’s courts like everyone else
Define the benefit of the clergy
The clergy men were able to be trialled in the church’s courts where they were let off easily for their crimes
Define clergy men
The churchmen
- ppl who worked in the church
Give a reason for why Henry and beckets relationship turned bitter
Power Personality Religion Miscommunication (Expand)
Define penance
Deliberate Self punishment in order to make up for some wrongdoing
Define flagellate
The act of being whipped
According to the King, how many churchmen had gotten away with serious crimes like murder?
Over 100
Who threatened to excommunicate the king of the Beckett’s death
The Pope
What country is king decided to go to war with the king of England
France
Name two things the king did to make up for Thomas Becket’s death
Allowed monster flagellate him
Cancelled the Constitution of Clarendon
Walked barefoot for the last mile of his pilgrimage
What country did Henry have to say or two in order to force his rebellious parents to surrender to him
Ireland
Define hagiographic interpretation
Something that shows someone holy in a positive light
Define martyr
A person who died for their religious belief
define Saint
A religious person who Christians believe will go to heaven after death
Define pilgrimage
Religious journey
What was the Constitution of Clarendon
Law that said even the clergyman had to be trialled in the Kings Court
What year was Thomas Becket murdered in?
1170
What job did Thomas Becket have
He was the arch bishop of Canterbury
What happened in 1162
Thomas Becket became Archbishop
Who is the head of the Catholic Church
Pope
Who is the king of England whilst Thomas Becket was alive
Henry II
What happened to Tommy’s after he became archbishop of Canterbury
Became very religious
How did Thomas show his devotion to his religion
Started wearing religious clothing
always in the church started
to wash the poors feet
Why did Thomas Becket flee to France?
Henry threatened to punish him for treason because he refuse to sign the Constitution of Clarendon
What did the Pope make Beckett after his death
A saint
Who declared war on Henry the second after seeing the Pope was angry with him because in Becketts
the king of France
