In 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II, who is said to have urged them on saying, “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?”

Above: Detail from earliest known portrayal of Thomas Becket’s murder in Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1200.