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SteveThe four knights who assassinated Beckett were Reginaled FitzUrse, Hugh de Morville, William de Tracy and Richard le Breton. It is suspected that they killed Beckett as a result of misunderstanding the words of King Henry II when he said "Will no-one rid me of this turbulent priest?!" They thought he actually wanted Beckett dead, whereas all Henry wished was for the furore caused by his disagreements with Beckett to be sorted out.
After the assassination, the four knights fled North to Knaresborough Castle in Northumbria, which was Hugh de Morville's home and from which they felt that they could flee over the border into Scotland (then an independent Kingdom) if warrants for their arrest were issued. They remained at Knaresborough, but their fears were not realised- Henry realised that the men had believed themselves only to be obeying orders, and sought neither their arrest nor the confiscation of any of their lands. However, he did fail to help them when they sought his advice in 1171, and Pope Alexander excommunicated all four of them from the Church.
Seeking his forgiveness, the knights travelled to Rome, where the Pope agreed to re-admit them to the Church provided they did 14 years service in the Holy Lands for the Roman Church. After this, they were to do penance visiting all the holy shrines and temples in Middle Eastern Christendom, wearing hair shirts and going barefoot, thereafter living alone on the Black Mountain near Antioch near Jerusalem, spending their days in fasting, prayer and lamentation. Here they lived out the rest of their lives- the exact date of their deaths is unrecorded, but they all died as penitent hermits in the Middle East.
Some say that their bodies were buried beneath the porch of the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, although there is little achaeological evidence to support this. Another account says that their bodies were returned to England and buried on the island of Brean Down, off the coast of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset.
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What was Thomas becket's middle name?
Thomas Becket's middle name was Edward.
Why was Thomas becket called Thomas a becket?
Thomas Becket was not called Thomas à Becket during his own lifetime. He was called Thomas à Becket, by people who wrote about him much later, possibly in imitation of the name Thomas à Kempis, who was another medieval monk. Also Thomas Becket was commonly known as "Thomas à Becket", although this form seems not to have been contemporaneous, but a post-Reformation adornment, possibly in imitation ofThomas à Kempis.
What Happened after Thomas Becket was murdered?
Henry was very upset, Thomas' body was buried in the Cathedral. Not long after Thomas was made a Saint.
Did Thomas Becket destroy castle?
No, Becket was not a soldier and he did not destroy anything.
What connection does Canterbury cathedral have to thomas becket?
Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury. His connection was that he was the Archbishop in Canterbury Cathedral.
