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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170, Christian martyr "Thomas a Becket" redirects here. Not to be confused with Thomas à Beckett (disambiguation). For the school in Northampton, see Thomas Becket Catholic School. For other uses, see Thomas Beckett. This article contains too many ...
14th-century depiction of King Henry II of England with Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" (spoken aloud ⓘ; also expressed as "troublesome priest" or "meddlesome priest") is a quote attributed to Henry II of England preceding the death of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170.
Thomas a'Becket (March 17, 1808 – January 6, 1890) was a male actor and musician credited with writing the music and the words, in 1843, to "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean". [1] Born in Chatham, Kent , England, a'Becket travelled to the United States in 1837 and spent much of his life in Philadelphia . [ 2 ]
The Becket controversy or Becket dispute was the quarrel between Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England from 1163 to 1170. [1] The controversy culminated with Becket's murder in 1170, [2] and was followed by Becket's canonization in 1173 and Henry's public penance at Canterbury in July 1174.
Thomas à Beckett or Becket may refer to: Thomas à Beckett (judge) (1836–1919), Australian solicitor and judge; Thomas Becket or à Becket (1119/20–1170), murdered Archbishop of Canterbury, Roman Catholic and Anglican saint and martyr; Thomas Turner à Beckett (1808–1892), lawyer and politician in Victoria, Australia
Thomas Beckett may refer to: Thomas à Beckett (judge) (1836–1919), Australian solicitor; Thomas W. Naylor Beckett (1839–1906), English-born planter, botanist and bryologist; Thomas Beckett, the main protagonist in Sniper (film series) Tom Beckett (born 1962), British Army lieutenant-general
For the better part of the last six months, Beckett has been living in Tennessee at St. Jude's Hospital, battling ATRT brain cancer - a very rare, fast-growing tumour. Family of three-year-old ...
The action occurs between 2 and 29 December 1170, chronicling the days leading up to the martyrdom of Thomas Becket following his absence of seven years in France. Becket's internal struggle is a central focus of the play. The book is divided into two parts. Part one takes place in the Archbishop Thomas Becket's hall on 2 December 1170.