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Exile of Thomas a Becket

Name: Exile of Thomas a Becket – England factsheet records
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England · Religion / Roman Catholic Church. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records

1164–1170Date range

1Named people

4Places

Chronological records

1164

Thomas a Becket1164

Northampton · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Secretly leaves Northampton to seek exile abroad

Thomas a Becket1164

Sandwich · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Arrives at Sandwich in order to leave the shores of Britain

Thomas a Becket1164

Flanders · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Arrives at Flanders to seek his exile

1170

Thomas a Becket1170

Canterbury · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Issues Henry II an interdict, Henry yields & allows Becket to return to England. Henry II allows Becket to return to England

Names involved

Thomas a Becket

Provenance

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