. A short history of England and the British Empire. 8o THE CHURCH AND THE BARONAGE For some years Henrys energies were spent chiefly in restor-ing order and government in England. The unlicensed castlesRestoration that the turbulent nobles had built during theof order. anarchy of Stephens reign (1118 is the number given) were dismantled. The barons were forced to desistfrom tyranny and were reduced to obedience. In this workof organizing and repairing, the king was ably assisted byThomas Becket, a young Norman of a tradesmans family,whom he had made his Canterbury Cathedral The
. A short history of England and the British Empire. 8o THE CHURCH AND THE BARONAGE For some years Henrys energies were spent chiefly in restor-ing order and government in England. The unlicensed castlesRestoration that the turbulent nobles had built during theof order. anarchy of Stephens reign (1118 is the number given) were dismantled. The barons were forced to desistfrom tyranny and were reduced to obedience. In this workof organizing and repairing, the king was ably assisted byThomas Becket, a young Norman of a tradesmans family,whom he had made his Canterbury Cathedral The building was begun by the Normans toward the close of the eleventh century;changes and additions were made from time to time for several hundred years. 68. Thomas Becket: Chancellor and Archbishop. The chancellors office was the highest in the land on the secularBecket as side; next to the archbishop of Canterbury, the chancellor. chancellor was the most prominent subject in therealm. Originally the kings private secretary and chief ofthe secretarial bureau where all the state documents were 1 Cheyney, No. 92; Kendall, No. 20. THE PROBLEM OF CRIMINOUS CLERKS 81 prepared and preserved, he had risen to the position of chiefadviser and minister to the king. The office has continued toour own day, and the Lord High Chancellor is still a prominentmember of the English government, though his most importantduties have passed to other officials. After Becket had served the king faithfully and efficientlyfor seven years, the primacy of the English church becamevacant,
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