Following the murder of Thomas Becket's by knights of Henry II at Canterbury during the afternoon of December 29, 1170, the king performed a public act of penance on 12 July 1174 at Canterbury, when he publicly confessed his sins, and then allowed each bishop present, including Foliot, to give him five blows from a rod, then each of the 80 monks of Canterbury Cathedral gave the king three blows. The king then offered gifts to Becket's shrine and spent a vigil at Becket's tomb.

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Location: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury, UK
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