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On December 29, 1170, Archbishop Thomas Becket was brutally murdered inside Canterbury Cathedral by four knights loyal to King Henry II. Once close friends, the two men had engaged in a bitter power struggle regarding the Church’s independence from the English Crown.

​After Becket excommunicated the King's supporters, an enraged Henry reportedly shouted, "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" Interpreting this as a direct order, the knights confronted Becket at the altar and hacked him to death during Vespers. The sacrilegious act shocked Medieval Europe, instantly transforming Becket into a martyr. He was canonized just three years later, making his shrine a premier pilgrimage destination

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