who did henry 8th (by slip of tounge or misunderstanding)have killed in a cathedral?

Answer 1

St. Thomas Becket (December 21, 1118 – December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170. He engaged in a conflict with King Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church and was assassinated by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral. He is also commonly known as Thomas à Becket, although some consider this incorrect.

The king though was Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland[citation needed], eastern Ireland, and western France. His sobriquets include "Curt Mantle" (because of the practical short cloaks he wore), "Fitz Empress", and sometimes "The Lion of Justice", which had also applied to his grandfather Henry I. He ranks as the first of the Plantagenet or Angevin King.

Henry VIII was a later Tudor monarch.

Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 22 April 1509 until his death. He was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Henry VIII is famous for having been married six times to have a son, "divorcing" two by execution, and ultimately breaking with Rome. He wielded perhaps the most untrammelled power of any English monarch, and brought about the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the union of England and Wales.

Answer 2

Nobody, I think you refer to Saint Thomas. "Thomas Becket (December 21, 1118 – December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170. He engaged in a conflict with King Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church and was assassinated by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral. He is also commonly known as Thomas à Becket"

most of the other answers have covered Thmas and Henry, but as a footnote...

Henry IV (French: Henri IV; December 13, 1553 – May 14, 1610), was the first monarch of the Bourbon dynasty in France.

As a Huguenot, Henry was involved in the Wars of Religion before ascending to the throne; to become king he converted to Catholicism and in 1598 promulgated the Edict of Nantes which guaranteed religious liberties to the Protestants and thereby effectively ended the civil war. One of the most popular French kings, both during and after his reign, Henry showed great care for the welfare of his subjects and displayed an unusual religious tolerance for the time. He was murdered by a fanatical Catholic, François Ravaillac.

On May 14, 1610, he stabbed Henry to death on the Rue de la Ferronnerie in Paris (now south of the Forum des Halles) while his carriage was stopped by traffic. Ravaillac was immediately seized and taken to the Hôtel de Retz to avoid a mob lynching, before being transferred to the Conciergerie.

Answer 3

I'm making a guess that you mean Henry the Second. Supposedly he said of Thomas a Becket "Will no one rid me of that troublesome priest?" and 4 of the king's knights took that as a command. Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered by them at the alter of Canturbury cathedral on 29 Dec 1170.

Answer 4

Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral on the orders of Henry the Second. Henry the Eighth wasn't so fussy.

Answer 5

Wrong Henry. It was Henry II and the victim was the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Beckett, his old friend

Answer 6

It was Thomas Beckett who was murdered and It was Henry 2nd who reputadly said "who will rid me of this turbulent priest?" and then 4 knights, Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Moreville, William de Tracy, and Richard le Breton, went to Canterbury Cathederal and murdered Thomas Beckett, the Archbishop of Canterbury

Answer 7

I think you might mean Thomas a Becket.

But it wasn't Henry 8th it was Henry 2nd. He said to a couple of his knights "will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?" and they thought he meant to knock him off. Which they did. But he didn't. So that was bad.

It was Canterbury Cathedral by the way.

Answer 8

As others have said, you probably mean Henry II, not Henry VIII.

However, just to correct everyone, it was "Thomas Becket", not "Thomas a Becket". The "a" was introduced around the 16th century, but did not exist in his name really.

Answer 9

I think you're refering to Henry II who famously uttered "Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?" The priest was Thomas a' Becket whom Henry had appointed as bishop of Canterbury (head of the church in England). Henry thought by selecting his best friend Becket that he would gain control of the church. Becket, however, was stricken by his conscience was he was put in charge of the church, and felt that the church should remain independent of the state. A classic argument that has continued to this day.

Answer 10

Henry VIII's better halves: the fast version! First spouse grew to become into Catherine of Aragon. He divorced her because of the fact a) she hadn't given him a son and he needed the dynasty his father began to proceed and b) he had to marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope does not comply with the divorce so he broke removed from the Catholic church and declared himself head of the hot Church of england. variety 2: Anne Boleyn. She gave him a daughter (later Elizabeth I) somewhat of a son, which he wasn't delighted with after all the fuss there'd been. besides, she had enemies who needed Henry to marry certainly one of their kinfolk somewhat so that they had have the capability and impact, and greater enemies who blamed her for the undeniable fact that England had chop up removed from the Catholic Church. She grew to become into accused of adultery, that's treason while you're married to the king, and beheaded. She will possibly not have been accountable. variety 3: Jane Seymour. Gave him a son (Edward VI) and then died at present day afterwards. variety 4: Anne of Cleves. Protestant German princess. not as tremendously as Henry had was hoping, so he divorced her. variety 5: Catherine Howard. tremendously, stupid, lots youthful than Henry. grew to become into additionally accused of adultery and then beheaded. probably accountable. variety 6: Katherine Parr. controlled to survive him.