Henry II: The Friend He Could Not Command | History at Rest

Henry II helped place his friend Thomas Becket at Canterbury. The new archbishop then had duties which Henry could not command. This Turning Points story follows their partnership, the disputes over church courts, the years of exile, Thomas's return, the violence at Canterbury, and the king's public penance. It gives these connected events room to unfold, while keeping uncertain words and intentions uncertain. A calm history story from History at Rest. A journey through history, one story at a time. CHAPTERS 00:00 The man Henry chose 04:45 Two offices, two obligations 08:59 The customs on the page 13:06 The cross in the hall 17:09 The distance between them 22:08 Coming home 26:24 The evening at Canterbury 29:35 The king at the tomb SOURCES Royal Family: Henry II: https://www.royal.uk/henry-ii Constitutions of Clarendon: translated primary document: https://sourcebooks.web.fordham.edu/s... Edward Grim: translated eyewitness excerpt: https://sourcebooks.web.fordham.edu/s... Canterbury Cathedral: Thomas Becket: https://learning.canterbury-cathedral... Thomas's instructions to a nun: Columbia Epistolae, letter1281: https://epistolae.ctl.columbia.edu/le... The effect of Becket's murder on papal authority: publisher extract: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... L. F. Salzmann, Henry II (1914): older account read critically alongside the sources above: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/77429... The narration distinguishes contemporary testimony, later interpretation and uncertain claims. The pictures are illustrative historical reconstructions. #HistoryAtRest #HenryII #ThomasBecket #HistoryForSleep