On 29 December 1170, Thomas Becket was murdered at the altar of Canterbury Cathedral by four knights under Henry II.⁠ ⁠

 On 29 December 1170, Thomas Becket was murdered at the altar of Canterbury Cathedral by four knights under Henry II.⁠

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Becket and the king were in the midst of a bitter feud, and on one occasion an enraged Henry is said to have cried out: “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"

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The knights took him at his word and independently set off from Normandy to Canterbury, slaying Becket within the cathedral's walls. Those responsible for his murder were later excommunicated, and in 1174 Henry walked barefoot to Canterbury Cathedral in penance.

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