Key Events And Sources Flashcards
Henry II was coronated on…
19th December 1154
William of Newburgh, History of English Affairs, said about Henry II’s coronation…
Throughout England, the people shouted, “Long live the King!”
In 1155, Henry II’s plan to conquer Ireland was approved by…
Pope Adrian IV
The Council of Woodstock in July 1163…
Henry II planned to change the control over payments to sheriffs and Thomas Becket was like um no
Council of Westminster in October 1163…
Henry II puts forward plans for judicial reform which Becket opposed
The Constitutions of Clarendon were laid down on the…
30th January 1164 by Henry II regarding the relationship between the church and state, which pisses Becket off more
On the 14th June 1170, Henry II used the archbishop of York for…
The coronation of his son Henry, as insult to Becket and an act that infringed the rights of the Archbishop of Canterbury
In 1158 Thomas Becket held an assembly in Paris to negotiate marriage, which led to…
Him becoming one of Henry III’s most closest and trusted advisors and friends
Thomas Becket became Archbishop of Canterbury in…
1161, on the 2nd June, as a bridge between church and state
On the 6th October 1164, Henry II called a council of magnates at Northhampton castle to…
Accuse Becket of embezzlement, but Becket fled
On the 2nd November 1164, Becket fled across the channel to…
Flanders, where he made a home in Pontigny Abbey and Edward Grim wrote an account of his asceticism
On the 25th December 1170, Becket excommunicated…
All those who wronged him whilst preaching at Canterbury cathedral and Henry II talked shit about him
Thomas Becket was killed on the 29th December 1170 in…
Canterbury cathedral by four knights who cut the top of his head off and stamped his brains in
John of Salisbury documented Becket’s official martyrdom, which happened on the…
25th January 1171 by the archbishop of Sens
Henry II had to do penance for Becket’s murder at…
The cathedral in Avranches on the 21st May 1172