Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury, the most important bishop in England. In 1170, he was brutally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. Historians have long debated whether his murder was on ...

Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered as he conducted a service in the cathedral on 29 December 1170. The four knights who attacked him believed they were acting on the orders ...

After Thomas Becket's murder miracles were reported at his tomb and he was made a saint in 1174. This inspired one of the most famous pilgrimages in Christendom. Comments are closed for this ...

Dec. 29 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1170, Anglican churchman/politician Thomas Becket was killed at Britain's Canterbury Cathedral. In 1845, Texas was admitted into the United States as ...