The assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket | ASSASSINS
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The murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 rocked medieval Europe. For hundreds of years, the place of his death – Canterbury Cathedral – became one of the most popular Christian pilgrimage destinations in the world. Thomas Becket was even made a saint. But why did this man become such an important and influential figure after his death? Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 00:00 Intro 01:00 The water of St Thomas 02:17 Hello my friend 04:20 Thomas Becket 06:48 The Archbishop of Canterbury 08:27 Retribution 10:40 Assassination 12:35 Becket’s legacy Host: Aslan Pahari Producer: Hannah Jose Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stori
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