King Henry II doing public penance at the tomb of Thomas Becket, Canterbury, 12 July 1174
Illustration from Cassell's history of England circa 1896. From an ancient painting on glass. Info from wiki: 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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