'''Thomas Becket''' (1118–1170) was [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] from 1162 to 1170 who defended the Church against demands by [[King Henry II]]. He was one of the three great medieval Archbishops of Canterbury (with [[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]] before him and [[Stephen Langton]] after) to defend the Church in England against the Crown. | '''Thomas Becket''' (1118–1170) was [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] from 1162 to 1170 who defended the Church against demands by [[King Henry II]]. He was one of the three great medieval Archbishops of Canterbury (with [[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]] before him and [[Stephen Langton]] after) to defend the Church in England against the Crown. |