Thomas à Becket at the head of seven hundred knights, Toulouse campaign of 1159
From an original engraving Cassell's history of England circa 1898. Beckett's brief military career as Henry II besieged Toulouse to claim it as part of Aquitaine. Henry later abandoned the campaign.
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