WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS PICTURE?
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS PICTURE?
HOW DO YOU THINK THESE 2
PICTURES MAY BE RELATED?
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WHO HAD POWER IN THE MIDDLE AGES?
Learning Objective – to understand the
relationship between the Church and State
in Medieval times.
THE STORY OF HENRY II AND
ARCHBISHOP BECKET – STEP 1
Henry II and
Thomas Becket
were friends and
in 1162 Henry
appointed Becket
as Archbishop of
Canterbury. Henry
thought Becket
would help control
the power of the
Medieval Church.
THE STORY OF HENRY II AND
ARCHBISHOP BECKET – STEP 2
Thomas Becket changed
when he became
Archbishop and started
to live a very religious
life. He spent much of
his time praying.
THE STORY OF HENRY II AND
ARCHBISHOP BECKET – STEP 3
Becket refused to
do anything about
the Church courts
where clergy who
were on trial
usually got much
lighter sentence
than from the
royal courts.
Becket, fearing for
his safety, fled to
France.
THE STORY OF HENRY II AND
ARCHBISHOP BECKET – STEP 4
In 1170 Becket and Henry patched up their quarrel and
Becket returned to England. However, he then made
things worse again by punishing the Bishops who had
supported the King in the earlier quarrel.
THE STORY OF HENRY II AND
ARCHBISHOP BECKET – STEP 5
Henry was so angry when
he heard of Becket’s
actions that he flew into a
rage and uttered the words
‘Will no one rid me of this
troublesome priest?’
4 knights, loyal to the King,
heard this and set off for
Canterbury where they
murdered Becket in the
Cathedral.
Sort the statements into the right
order to retell the story of Henry II
and Becket
Source Exercise - An account by Edward Grim, a
priest, who was with Becket at the time of his death.
IS THIS SOURCE BIASED?
WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE IN THE SOURCE.
CHOOSE 2 colors.
WITH 1 color, HIGHLIGHT HOW THE KNIGHTS ARE DESCRIBED.
IN A DIFFERENT color, HIGHLIGHT HOW BECKET IS DESCRIBED.
BASED ON YOUR HIGHLIGHTING, diskUSS WITH YOUR PARTNER WHETHER
YOU THINK THIS SOURCE IS BIASED.
MAKE SURE YOU CAN EXPLAIN YOUR DECISION.
Who was to blame for the murder?
Henry II
The Knights
Becket
WHO WAS TO BLAME FOR THE
MURDER OF BECKET?
COMPLETE THE SORTING EXERCISE.
WRITE A PARAGRAPH IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION ABOVE.
The clergy were still
tried in Church courts
Henry II was flogged
by monks as a
punishment
Pilgrims flocked to
Becket’s tomb at
Canterbury
THE RESULTS OF
THE MURDER OF
BECKET
80 churches and 2
hospitals were named
after Becket
In 1173 the Pope made
Becket a Saint
The King kept the
power to appoint
bishops.
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YOUR EXERCISE
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