Thomas becket and henry 2nd biography

The Becket controversy or Becket dispute was the quarrel between Archbishop of CanterburyThomas Becket and King Henry II of England from to ^[1] The controversy culminated with Becket's murder in ,^[2] and was followed by Becket's canonization in and Henry's public penance at Canterbury in July ^[3]

The dispute concerned the respective rights of crown and church.

The king attempted to reassert royal prerogatives and the archbishop resisted. A significant point of contention was jurisdiction over criminal cases regarding clerics, even if only in minor orders. The matter dragged on for a number of years as both sides appealed to the pope, who attempted to bring the parties to a negotiated settlement, but to no avail.

Both sides resorted to actions that escalated the dispute with the king confiscating property and the archbishop issuing excommunications.

Background

King Henry II appointed his chancellor, Thomas Becket, as Arc