Key Events And Sources Flashcards

1
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Henry II was coronated on…

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19th December 1154

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William of Newburgh, History of English Affairs, said about Henry II’s coronation…

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Throughout England, the people shouted, “Long live the King!”

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3
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In 1155, Henry II’s plan to conquer Ireland was approved by…

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Pope Adrian IV

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4
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The Council of Woodstock in July 1163…

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Henry II planned to change the control over payments to sheriffs and Thomas Becket was like um no

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5
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Council of Westminster in October 1163…

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Henry II puts forward plans for judicial reform which Becket opposed

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6
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The Constitutions of Clarendon were laid down on the…

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30th January 1164 by Henry II regarding the relationship between the church and state, which pisses Becket off more

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7
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On the 14th June 1170, Henry II used the archbishop of York for…

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The coronation of his son Henry, as insult to Becket and an act that infringed the rights of the Archbishop of Canterbury

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In 1158 Thomas Becket held an assembly in Paris to negotiate marriage, which led to…

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Him becoming one of Henry III’s most closest and trusted advisors and friends

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9
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Thomas Becket became Archbishop of Canterbury in…

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1161, on the 2nd June, as a bridge between church and state

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10
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On the 6th October 1164, Henry II called a council of magnates at Northhampton castle to…

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Accuse Becket of embezzlement, but Becket fled

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On the 2nd November 1164, Becket fled across the channel to…

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Flanders, where he made a home in Pontigny Abbey and Edward Grim wrote an account of his asceticism

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On the 25th December 1170, Becket excommunicated…

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All those who wronged him whilst preaching at Canterbury cathedral and Henry II talked shit about him

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13
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Thomas Becket was killed on the 29th December 1170 in…

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Canterbury cathedral by four knights who cut the top of his head off and stamped his brains in

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14
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John of Salisbury documented Becket’s official martyrdom, which happened on the…

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25th January 1171 by the archbishop of Sens

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15
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Henry II had to do penance for Becket’s murder at…

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The cathedral in Avranches on the 21st May 1172

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16
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Henry II was whipped for the murder of Becket by…

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Monks at Canterbury cathedral on the 7th July 1174

17
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Herbert of Bosham said Henry II admitted…

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Partial responsibility for the murder of Becket

18
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M. Clancy said Becket’s murder was…

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Copiously documented

19
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D. Carpenter said Becket’s murder was one of the…

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Greatest clashes between the medieval church and state

20
Q

Richard the Lionheart was coronated on…

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13th December 1189

21
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Richard the Lionheart’s coronation was documented by…

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Roger of Howden