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c. 1118 - 1170Life of the Saint Thomas Becket.
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1146A young Thomas Becket assumes the role of clerk to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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1155Thomas Becket is appointed chancellor by Henry II of England.
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1162 - 1170Thomas Becket serves as Archbishop of Canterbury.
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1164In the Constitutions of Clarendon Henry II of England sets out the primacy of Common Law.
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Oct 1164A meeting of nobles called by Henry II of England at Northampton rules that Thomas Becket is guilty of contempt of royal authority.
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Oct 1164 - Dec 1170Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, lives in exile in a monastery in France.
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29 Dec 1170Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral.
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1173Thomas Becket is made a saint by the Pope.
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1174Henry II of England is obliged to perform penance for the murder of Thomas Becket.
