In 1170, Archbishop Thomas Becket of Canterbury was assassinated by four Anglo-Norman knights of King Henry II of England.
In 1170, Archbishop Thomas Becket of Canterbury was assassinated by four Anglo-Norman knights of King Henry II of England, Reginald FitzUrse, Hugh de Moreville, William de Tracy, and Richard le Breton, near the altar of Canterbury Cathedral, due to his opposition to the Constitutions of Clarendon issued by King Henry II of England. - Histoire Populaire de la France, Tome Premier, Ch. Lahure's Publication, circa 1860
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