The HORRIFIC Murder Of Thomas Becket - Archbishop Of Canterbury

[@LRBerry]

I'm not feeling too well after the description of his murder. Thank you for another great video.

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks for your kind words Lee, it certainly was a bloodbath.

[@lyndsaycrawford]

It’s actually fortunate (for lack of a better word) it happened in a church with monks around or it would never have been recorded so well. Henry ii walked about 3 miles barefoot to beckets tomb & was whipped 100 times from the monks!! Again making sure it was recorder. PR stunt. Great vid 👍🏻really enjoy everything about Henry ii

[@alanhindmarch657]

I’ve visited Canterbury Cathedral on a number of occasions, although I haven’t witnessed it my self, they say you can see the shadow of Becket on the Steps where he lay after being Murdered.

[@randomcomputer7248]

It was my ancestor that did it ! Le Breton

[@cspahn3221]

some also say the earth is flat. what's your point other than to speculate on nonsense?

[@confusio3851]

An example of how one's man's words can have a dramatic effect. Never underestimate how the quality of your actions change the world around you.

[@erikriza7165]

"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?"

[@kimberleyperrettxo]

What I’ve learnt from medieval history is never trust a Henry

[@evaduncan7337]

🤣

[@harikasreedharala6943]

Lmao😂

[@lyndsaycrawford]

Ha ha! & there was 8 of them. Ironically enough Henry vii was probably the best of them but he gave us the tyrant Henry viii.

[@VideoSaySo]

The four knights got sentenced by the pope to service in the Crusades for fourteen years each for their crime...If anyone is wondering what happened to the murderers.

[@danielbrisk2884]

Thank you. I was curious

[@oolooo]

Possibly only one of them served any of it .

[@michaelahern6821]

Hopefully the Saracens done to them what they did to Beckett...

[@MegaMr46]

I remember the King had gotten 50 lashes.

[@marceladesantos7115]

They got estates from the king

[@RobertOrgRobert]

This guy has got just the right voice for these documentaries ! Keep it up.

[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

Well done! Truly a pivotal event in not just English history but religious and political history. It was part of the age old dispute of state and church going back to the days of Rome! I think when Henry heard what happened was mortified! You just didn't do that in miedeval times,even if you were the king!

[@atreyu2288]

Wow, thank you for this amazing video. Well done, and easily digestible. Stumbled across this because I had randomly thought of this story earlier and found it really moved me for some reason. I actually feel sorry for king Henry II, he lost one of his closest friends. But also Thomas Becket, and the appreciation I feel towards him. Although I am not a fan of papal supremacy and the medieval church, Becket's devotion and sudden change in his behavior to better serve God is admirable. Maybe it's silly but I would believe miracles did happen at Canterbury Cathedral, after the events of his murder. He was truly a pious, devout man. Respects.

[@lyndsaycrawford]

Henry was only venting & his knights took it as an order to kill him. I like Henry ii. The mad PR stunt he made when he walked barefoot to Thomas beckets tomb & got whipped 100 times of the monks. That’s a badass.

[@lib556]

Spoiler... Becket dies.... sorry.

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@lib556 you’re kidding no point watching now ☹️ lol

[@judymac2590]

Henry was no fool. He knew England's safety in danger with Church and risk of attack by Europe's "biggies" (France, Holy Roman Empire) had to be mollified!

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@judymac2590 Henry ii?

[@judymac2590]

@@lyndsaycrawford yes, Henry II

[@janstan8407]

I know it's just a movie, but "Becket" with Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton is FANTASTIC!! I don't know how true to history it is, but it REALLY does a great job of exploring the disintegration of their relationship.

[@judymac2590]

Peter O'Toole was a fantastic Henry II...twice! Becket and The Lion in Winter.

[@janstan8407]

@@judymac2590 My favorite line from Hepburn was "What spindly, racketty, gammy handed dull-witted, THINGS will you bear then?" and Henry says, "It's sweet of you to care!".

[@classiclife7204]

It's a good movie, but it's almost completely fictional.

[@janstan8407]

@@classiclife7204 10-4, but I love the acting!

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree!

[@Straitsfan]

I just turned 54 yesterday the 29th, the date of his martyrdom. As a Catholic I Always was fascinated with his story.

[@gonefishing167]

Once again , thank you for a very interesting, if gruesome , podcast. I guess we’ll never know but Henry did have a volatile temper and I can imagine him uttering words in anger. If so, that was his cross to bear for the rest of his life. Thank you once again 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@Defunct231324141]

Fantastic and accurate information as always Ty ❤️

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@MarieInnes]

Still waiting for a video titled “The Very Pleasant Deceasement of So-and-So”, or “So-and-So’s Most Beautiful Murder”

[@TheUntoldPast]

You never know what's around the corner. Haha!

[@tequilamockingbird758]

@@TheUntoldPast April 1st is coming up.....

[@ericanderson8886]

I went out to Charing Cross, to see Major-general Harrison hanged, drawn and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition. from pepys diary

[@hughjass1044]

The clean and clinically precise murder of..... The thoroughly routine murder of.... The unspectacular murder of....

[@ANDREA-kk2gx]

What I've learned from watching these videos is ..You if became friends royalty you were DOOMED

[@thunderbird1921]

Depended on the monarch's morality. If he or she is stable and has good ethics, you're probably safe. But if they're unpredictable, power seeking or unethical, yeah you better run if possible.

[@anerdwithglasses7429]

@@thunderbird1921 insane literally describes most monarchs in their reign in those days. The King Henry's were overly violent and control freaks, King Edward's were cruel and power hungry. King Richards were manipulative and prone to fits of insanity that caused the deaths of lots of people for no real reason. The Kings you hear about all had something wrong with them. The peaceful kings didn't start wars or battle for everything they had peaceful reigns and less dysfunctional families that's why it's the crazy ones who are remembered.

[@lyndsaycrawford]

The closer to power you were the more danger they seemed to be in. Yet they all wanted the titles & lands. Most of the ppl on power were tyrannical psychopaths. What you’d get a 20yr stretch for now would get you elevated into position of power back then

[@lyndsaycrawford]

They were all slightly psychotic & tyrannical you can’t command & keep a whole country in check if you’re not willing or able to do some nefarious shit. The kind of brutally & violence that would get you a 20-30 stretch these days would’ve elevated a man to lands n titles back then as long as it was to shatter the kings enemies

[@maryfroggatt4910]

Who will rid me of this turbulent priest ? 👍👍 great post

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks for your comment! The power of words!

[@rvsam4u]

I love your videos!

[@zoph6241]

Wow, 30 seconds ago! Really quick, also good video!

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks for commenting so quickly! :)

[@zoph6241]

@@TheUntoldPast yeah sure no problem!

[@bencooper4982]

Great video! I'd love to see a video on Robert Kett and his brother William

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks Ben! They're on my list of videos to make! Thanks :)

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@TheUntoldPast have you ever done a vid on Robert Aske & the northern Catholic rebellion against Henry viii & his reformation. Quite interesting stuff. 1000’s rose in rebellion against it. I know Henry viii has been done a lot but I suppose that’s Cos so many unbelievable things happened during his reign. If you’ve already done a vid, apologies, I’ll look for it. Thanks!

[@janstan8407]

O'Toole also plays Henry the Second in "The Lion in the Winter", one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@reneedennis2011]

I haven't seen that.

[@janstan8407]

@@reneedennis2011 Oh, it's a MUST SEE!! It was on TCM a few days ago and I watched it all. One of the best movies ever made, really. Peter O'Toole, Katherine Hepburn, , John Castle, Anthony Hopkins (in his first major film role), Jane Merrow, Timothy Dalton (in his film debut) and Nigel Terry. Wicked funny humor, and the BEST acting you will see in one film.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@janstan8407 Wow! Thanks for the recommendation 😀!

[@janstan8407]

@@reneedennis2011 No problem, your welcome! Everyone no matter who they are I know has enjoyed the movie!

[@reneedennis2011]

@@janstan8407 ☺

[@reneedennis2011]

I remember the movie Becket with the late Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole. We watched it for a French class in college, after we read the play Becket (in French).

[@lyndsaycrawford]

Becket found God! That’s why their relationship changed, a higher power than the king!

[@diegofuentes6639]

That's why he is a Saint. He was declared a Saint in 1173

[@Johnnycdrums]

Amen

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@diegofuentes6639 Yep & deservedly so.

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@Seditia Rose True! God never seems to be there when he’s actually needed but then believers would argue that his death damaged Henry ii reputation & Henry forever thought Beckets death cursed his reign. Mysterious ways & all that. Although Henry walking miles barefoot to Beckets tomb & being whipped 100 times kinda wiped the slate clean for him so God knows (pardon the pun) I suppose ppl were just so much closer to God back then, ignorant to science & logic explanations that they interpreted as the work of God.

[@SunSign]

@Seditia Rose And he’s still better off than you! 😄

[@alextudor43]

Merci, passionnant !

[@arrangrant6037]

Another great video thanks.Horrible Histories did a great skit on this

[@lyndsaycrawford]

Horrible histories is great! Such a gd remedy to get kids interested in history. Like sneaking veggies into their dinners. Have you seen the one with Charles ii rapping? Too funny

[@beth7935]

YES! That's my fave show, regardless of my age, & the stupid knights sketch is one of the best! Absolute classic!

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@beth7935 I’m the same. 42 & still love it. It is genius idea to get kids into history but you definitely don’t need to be a kid to enjoy it.

[@beth7935]

@@lyndsaycrawford That's the most popular song from Horrible Histories, & for good reasons! The songwriters are incredible, & Mat Baynton's rapping is something else :D

[@beth7935]

@@lyndsaycrawford Yeah, the adult fandom's huge, especially now the original cast are making Ghosts, which is nice to see, & you don't have to grow up with it to love it either- I'm 44 & only really discovered it 3yrs ago.

[@tashatsu_vachel4477]

Henry II words are well enough known, and they were; "What miserable drones and traitors have I nourished and brought up in my household, who let their lord be treated with such shameful contempt by a low-born cleric?"

[@lyndsaycrawford]

I think he was just venting & the knights were eager to plz him.

[@diegofuentes6639]

@@lyndsaycrawford He didn't really " Will anyone rid me of this turbulent preist?"

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@diegofuentes6639 I get that but ppl shout stuff they don’t mean (literally) all the time when they’re angry. How many times have you said you could kill or will kill your partner, or would you give for a bit peace from your in laws etc he didn’t give those knights a specific command to kill Becket

[@lyndsaycrawford]

Henry ii was a hot head by all accounts.

[@tashatsu_vachel4477]

@@diegofuentes6639 - No, that is a later invention. The actual words are well documented from the time.

[@griffyn1741]

nicely told, thank you

[@davidpowell6098]

Who will rid us from this turbulent Prime Minister?

[@shantytownshipwright7334]

I highly recommend the movie Becket if you are interested in this story. They don’t make movies like that anymore, it is first rate.

[@lib556]

Richard Burton as Becket and Peter O'Toole as Henry. Oddly enough, a few years later, O'Toole played Henry II again in The Lion in Winter.

[@rosearnold4079]

@@lib556 two of the best actors that have ever been

[@lyndsaycrawford]

Oh where can I watch this?

[@lib556]

@@lyndsaycrawford Famous film called 'Becket'. 15 yrs ago, I'd recommend going to Blockbuster but now... Search YT and see if it's posted or search various streaming services. If it's 'The Lion ion Winter' you're after, it's been on digital TV oldies stations about a dozen times in the last year.

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@lib556 awe Blockbuster, that takes me back. Remember you had to rewind the tape before returning it. I’ll try n find it somewhere. Don’t tell me how it ends lol.

[@beccaboo3040]

Nice 1 again untoldpast. Thanks again 😃👍

[@beccaboo3040]

God I feel for the chap. Bless him.

[@jbflores01]

fascinating! like all your videos!

[@pinball1970]

I did not know this was so early. Anyway learning is good and these are great.

[@tynestreet4011]

Very good educational and interesting video

[@waynegoddard4065]

Great stuff!!!!!!!

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks Wayne! :)

[@jared1870]

Oy, this one was gruesome. Probably no need for the weekly horror movie tonight.

[@Meow_Zedong_1949]

What I've learned from history, Henry's and Thomas's don't go well together.

[@daguard411]

I truly wish I could be a money supporter as I deem you to be a great storyteller who has a well studied method of developing you episodes. Yet may I ask that, though I was Christened and raised as a Roman Catholic, I know virtually nothing of the levels or rankings in the churches that were used in this time frame. I just want to ask for a bit more information on the structure of the churches hierarchy. If you have done this before, forgive me.

[@georgewright3949]

And then his shrines were destroyed on the orders of Henry VIII man cant catch a break

[@judymac2590]

Not only shrines, but weren't his remains desecrated, thrown into sea? And his sainthood threatened by Henry VIII?

[@georgewright3949]

@@judymac2590 i think his remains were chucked yes but i didn't even know you could unsaint someone so thats new to me

[@judymac2590]

@@georgewright3949 I wish I could remember exactly what he tried and where I heard/read it!!!

[@judymac2590]

@@georgewright3949 OK...Canterbury Cathedral publication, 9/1/2020, mentions Henry's attempt to "unsaint" him in a proclamation of 1538, during the widespread dissolution of all-things-Catholic reformation by Henry and Cromwell. It didn't work, obviously!!! Early cancel culture😄😄😄😉

[@georgewright3949]

@@judymac2590 hardline Protestants see saint veneration as Idolatry so make sense . Plus i imagine the shrines were very valuable. Interesting thank you

[@stevefox8605]

Horrific... Were the killers punished? Very interesting, thank you 👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheUntoldPast]

They were excommunicated by the Pope, and seemed to escape justice from the King. Thanks for your support as always Steve.

[@stevefox8605]

@@TheUntoldPast ah, so presumably the King did blame himself (given his penance too) & let them off for misinterpreting his words. Thanks for the reply 👍🏻

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@stevefox8605 I don’t think Henry ii wanted Becket dead. I don’t think he was happy that Becket genuinely found God as this removed Henry’s control over the church which he thought he could control through becket but I definitely believe he was venting & knights acted to gain favour. It’s a shame as I believe they had a genuine friendship & even when they were enemies it’s very obvious there was a passionate hatred that ppl only have towards someone who matters to them. I believe Henry would rather have argued with Becket their whole life than have him dead & gone altogether. Of course this is only my opinion & speculation.

[@stevefox8605]

@@lyndsaycrawford yes, that's very plausible. Thanks for your comment 👍🏻

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@stevefox8605 thank you, nice to talk ✌🏻

[@thomasbeckett1245]

I appreciate that all the photos are of Becky.,. Tt … .!. Always wonderlands…

[@MilesBellas]

4:20 Medieval bird flip?

[@Barnaby_bo]

Is it the same cathedral that is there today?

[@mgpprev5450]

Excellent historic story

[@torinjones3221]

Untold? I learnt about this in primary school.

[@elizabethspedding1975]

This was really horrific.

[@TheUntoldPast]

I agree! A shocking event in Medieval England.

[@danstone8783]

It was really all a misunderstanding. Henry had said "I would like to be rid of this bucket of Bud Lite." What the killers heard was "I wish to be rid of this Beckett by a knight". Easy to understand the misunderstanding there. And who wouldn't want to be rid of Bud Lite?

[@lyndsaycrawford]

😂😂😂

[@danielbrisk2884]

LOL. Oh, how embarrassing

[@johnnyedge9594]

Yes, yes of course, ye old English, I'm not surprised, and knights may have not been the brightest thugs in the kingdom of old, lol....!!!!!!!!

[@lyndsaycrawford]

@@johnnyedge9594 well they all spoke French so probably something lost in translation 🥴

[@kenwalker687]

My family tradition genealogy has that we descend from Sir Henri de Traci who is one of the assations of Becket. It is recorded that he was exiled to the crusades & that he is buried under the steps of Hagia Sophia.

[@bon7029]

Bucket: Strike me down now and I'll become more powerful than you can ever imagine. Knights: lolk.

[@peterwhitehead2858]

Fascinating!

[@YaMumsSpecialFriend]

Fascinating 🖖🏼

[@thedrizzle899]

These are becoming morbidly addicting

[@johnoakley6362]

King Henry II was/is my 26th Great Grandfather, to make it even worse, I'm also related to one of the knights that actually killed Thomas. Yep! a person's family history can be a horrific thing to discover, and goodness knows there are an awful lot of horrific events in my family. Then again, none of us choose our family eh? Some things I have learned over the years just leaves me absolutely cold and numb, especially when I reflect on the fact that I have these people's genes, DNA, swimming around inside me.

[@Raezuvlite]

I too, am a descendant of one of the knights, Reginald Fitzurse. He was my 23d great grandfather. I find it fascinating that one of my great grandfather's knew yours. Horrific circumstances for sure, but it's definitely fascinating.

[@mikewilson4847]

Fascinating detail, & so very sad.

[@richardsanchez9190]

The king: THAT WAS SARCASM YOU IDIOTS!!!!!!

[@paulkoepp801]

Sorry but you need to work on your diction. You do this thing where your voice lilts up & then down at the end of every sentence. It’s so annoying I find it impossible to focus on what you’re actually saying. Is that a feature of a regional accent?

[@terrimcwilliams852]

A very dangerous time to live.

[@Jelly_Juice2006]

Actually for most people who were commoners the biggest danger was diseases Today you can get shot from miles away

[@leticiagarcia9025]

What a gruesome murder. This one had blood and gray matter splatter. Were the knights punished?

[@briansmith9439]

What no one seems to consider is the fact that Becket was summoned, as an English subject, to appear before the king and he failed to do so. That, under the law, was treason and treason is punishable by death. While this does not excuse the murder, which it was as the king had not ordered it, the truth of the matter is that, under the law, Becket was a traitor.

[@clintborgia8706]

Henry forgave him more than once! And beckett wouldn’t bend or do the same even after being forgiven and come back from excile, Henry’s outburst was taken literally, Henry wouldn’t of ordered him to be killed like that, they used to be best friends

[@WilliamDunn-u2q]

Everything was punishable by death in the days of monarchies

[@brettswierczewski223]

I wonder what happened to the knights that murdered Beckett?

[@miserychannel69]

The four knights got sentenced by the pope to service in the Crusades for fourteen years each for their crime...If anyone is wondering what happened to the murderers.

[@brettswierczewski223]

@@miserychannel69 thanks!

[@brendaleverick3655]

Interesting! 🤔

[@stephenfowlie742]

Everyone know's what happens to the Archbishop of Canterbury Baldrick.

[@TheUntoldPast]

Hahaha!

[@clairfayne]

The *GLORIOUS* Murder of Thomas Becket - Archbishop of Canterbury

[@Michael_Chandler_Keaton]

God bless and keep St. Thomas Beckett of Canterbury!!

[@CommonSwindler]

What a laugh. Thomas Becket stood for the Church being above secular authority. What does that mean today? Well, child molesting priests being above the law. "Thomas Becket is the patron saint of child molesters" --David Starkey. Good riddance I say.

[@steveb1972]

I’ve never heard of any punishment occurred to the knights

[@VideoSaySo]

The pope "sentenced" them to 14 years service in the Crusades.

[@steveb1972]

@@VideoSaySo ugh....

[@derrickpeterson3400]

What happened to the knights? Were they punished?

[@miserychannel69]

The four knights got sentenced by the pope to service in the Crusades for fourteen years each for their crime...If anyone is wondering what happened to the murderers.

[@henkstersmacro-world]

👍👍👍

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks mate!

[@darkknight1340]

You have to say that he brought it upon himself.

[@sgtboz9730]

What happened to the knights?

[@Jelly_Juice2006]

Sentenced to 14 years in the crusades

[@taqiyasir8086]

R.I.P great saint.

[@The420kingchronic]

What a bad lie, and you all lap it up like truth lol. "Omg I was mad and my knights mistook that as a direct order to go and kill Becket, omg I'm so sorry let me go get whipped in penance" 😂

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Daniel Ratcliffe could play Henry in a movie with Benedict Cumberbatch as Beckett.

[@larapalma3744]

I'm over it now - Thomas

[@djmpvae27091978]

Amen

[@PInk77W1]

I totally love the Catholic Church

[@kimberlypatton205]

Beckett was also 15 years older than Henry.

[@anerdwithglasses7429]

He betrayed the king who put him in that lofty position he had.. Of course King Henry vented/ordered his men to kill him. Feel kinda bad King Henry II did all that work to rule just for his sons to lose Everything after he died... Though Henry never bothered to teach his sons how to rule as Kings should so kinda his fault too.

[@twinturbo8304]

HORRIFIC

[@suppress4872]

Y E S

[@davidca96]

It was me, sorry.

[@TheUntoldPast]

A time-travelling knight!

[@guyincognito9578]

Are y'all sure he was murdered? you sure it wasn't hjs slavish devotion to fashion by wearing all those sword hats

[@LindaMerchant-pm8vn]

How could men of England do such? Medieval barbarity

[@daviddavenport1485]

Who would rid us from this turbulent president?

[@CrispinFreemont]

Any number of worked up crackpot Democrats in crucial Democrat crackpot cities shutting down counting all the same time, Biden behind largely, very behind, then re-opening six hours later with fake-ass ballots counted as good, and good votes by legal voters thrown away or changed. We saw a massive effort toward confusion and chaos by Secretary of States changing voting rules to loosen them using COVID as cover. Then total shutdown across all internet platforms for ALL conservative voices. But that's okay with you. And with every last person I know including my own family. You've been taking in straight up Democrat propaganda posing as news for years and thinking it's actual news. All of my friends are like you. Satisfied with rotten information and fancying yourselves well-informed. And, finally, you bringing this up in an unrelated video demonstrates to everyone who is not you, my point about being a political crackpot. You make your jackass remarks entirely inappropriately.

[@shoelesblondlady]

0:35 steve martin stole his shtick

[@guyincognito9578]

Ah yes the miricle of the decaying corpse it was miraculous because it decayed at the astounding rate of a single days rate everyday

[@JoyCorcornan]

SAINT Thomas Beckett!

[@PInk77W1]

Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest

[@cspahn3221]

today in: maybe we should stop pretending that magic is real

[@guyincognito9578]

what do they scream whe the monks lock and unlock thewine cellar HEY HEY IT'S THE MONK-KEYS cocaine is a helluva drug boom.

[@Johnnycdrums]

I blame Henry.

[@maryapatterson]

I am suffering from horrible headaches from the covid-19 jab....

[@miserychannel69]

go to hospital .. you may have a blood clot ..

[@Jelly_Juice2006]

He got stabbed in the head by knights

[@maryapatterson]

@@Jelly_Juice2006 Well that's how my head feels like. I have spoken to my GP and 111.

[@oolooo]

Dear God .So the English always hated God and His Servants , uh ? .

[@ungowa1002]

Gnarley

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Henry the 8th did bad in doing in the archbishop of Canterbury thomas beckett

[@bremnersghost948]

Esse Quam Videri

[@carlc2268]

Miracles lol

[@-CLUMSYDIYer-]

I wonder how many people have died on behalf of a religion. Billions im guessing.

[@davidpowell6098]

They're still dying in the thousand across the world, stupid lot, us humans.

[@joellaz9836]

* tips fedora *

[@-CLUMSYDIYer-]

@chico prove it!

[@Jelly_Juice2006]

This had nothing to do with religion lol

[@-CLUMSYDIYer-]

@chico so why cant you give me an answer. You obviously haven't got a clue what your talking about.

[@Sam-rb1sj]

He defied the King and deserved what he got.

[@pinball1970]

I did not know this was so early. Anyway learning is good and these are great.