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'''Thomas Becket''' (1118–1170) was [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] from 1162 to 1170 who defended the Church against demands by [[King Henry II]]. This foreshadowed a future conflict between English King [[Henry VIII]] and [[Thomas More]].  

'''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.

Knights of King Henry II interpreted his intense complaints about Becket as a call to murder him.  The King's specific words which influenced the knights have been variously recorded: "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?", "Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?", "Who will revenge me of the injuries I have sustained from one turbulent priest?", and "What a band of loathsome vipers I have nursed in my bosom who will let their lord be insulted by this low-born cleric!"

Knights of King Henry II interpreted his intense complaints about Becket as a call to murder him.  The King's specific words which influenced the knights have been variously recorded: "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?", "Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?", "Who will revenge me of the injuries I have sustained from one turbulent priest?", and "What a band of loathsome vipers I have nursed in my bosom who will let their lord be insulted by this low-born cleric!"