What happened when four knights confronted Becket in his own cathedral, leading to his brutal martyrdom?
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A saint's story turned into a careful argument about power, conscience, and political rupture.
Thomas Becket's story is presented as a dispute over loyalty, law, and the point where church authority met royal power. It tracks his rise from a London background to Henry II's Chancellor and close ally, then follows the break that turned him into the King's enemy and made…
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When you want the politics behind Thomas Becket, not just the saint.
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