Ontario High School History of England . hat Becket shouldaffix his seal to the customs. I will never seal them,never^ as long as I breathe, said Becket. He withdrew toWinchester, full of remorse that he had given even a verbalpromise to obey the customs. Nine months later, he againmet the king in a council at Northampton, but he was still firm, and, at length, bold-ly announcing his appealto Rome, he escapedfrom Northampton indisguise, and passed overto the continent. The murder of Becket,1170.—The strife withBecket went on for sixyears. At last, in 1170,some kind of peace wasmade and, with t
Ontario High School History of England . hat Becket shouldaffix his seal to the customs. I will never seal them,never^ as long as I breathe, said Becket. He withdrew toWinchester, full of remorse that he had given even a verbalpromise to obey the customs. Nine months later, he againmet the king in a council at Northampton, but he was still firm, and, at length, bold-ly announcing his appealto Rome, he escapedfrom Northampton indisguise, and passed overto the continent. The murder of Becket,1170.—The strife withBecket went on for sixyears. At last, in 1170,some kind of peace wasmade and, with the kingsleave, Becket returnedto England. Yet thequarrel was not at anend. Roger, Archbishopof York, had been sus-pended from office bythe Pope, because he hadcrowned Henrys son asking, in the face of pro-tests that the right to dothis belonged to Becket. Now, on landing, BecketMurder of Becket , , • • , , was met by an msistent demand that he should absolve Roger and two other sus-pended bishops. This he dechned to do. When Henry. THE FORMING OF THE ENGLISH NATION 77 was keeping Christmas on the continent, the three bishops,who had hurried, across the Channel, fell at his feet andtold their story. ;. In a passion, Henry burst out, Willnone of the cowards who eat my bread rid me of thisturbulent priest? Four knights thought this a warrant touse force with the archbishop, and before they slept, on thatChristmas Eve, they took a solemn vow to make him the evening of December 29th, they appeared beforeBecket at Canterbuiy, and demanded his submission. Hewould yield not a jot to their threats. Then, in savageanger, the knights committed a terrible crime. They slewBecket in Canterbury Cathedral.^) The invasion of Ireland, 1171.—All Europe was aghastat the murder and no one was more horror-stricken thanHenry himself. After such a tragedy, the church mighttake strong action, and, to be out of the way for a time,Henry now did what he had long planned: he went toIreland
Size: 1206px × 2072px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorwronggeo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookyear1912
