Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury, the most important bishop in England. In 1170, he was brutally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. Historians have long debated whether his murder was on ...

Mine is Thomas Becket, the martyred archbishop of Canterbury, whose feast day is today. Catholic saints have done well vis-à-vis English kings, particularly on stage and in the movies.

The story of St. Thomas Becket’s life and death have inspired countless biographies, plays, and other works of art. Perhaps most famously, the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1342—1400 ...