Becket had traveled twice to Rome in order to gain the Pope's favor away from Eustace, son of Stephen. .
When Henry II finally succeeded to the throne, he made Becket his chancellor in 1155. The irony of this appointment was that it was partially due to the recommendation of Theobald so that a church representative would be advisor to the king while when Henry II made Becket the Archbishop to replace the deceased Theobald, it was for the exact opposite reason. In either case, Becket quickly turned on his immediate past and best served his own interests and those of his present master. In the king's service, Becket, as he had always previously done, found the best way to portray his role such that it would give him even more control. He had done this in his studiousness as Archdeacon and he did this as a self-created celebrity as chancellor. As personal 1advisor and friend to the king, Becket assumed the lush and luxurious lifestyle that would become such a post, thus giving himself a more powerful appearance, thus giving himself yet more power. As chancellor, he negotiated the terms of the marriage of the infant Margaret of Louis VII to the king's eldest son with the Vexin as her dowry. When Henry did not wish to attack Toulouse, a border town of Eleanor's Aquitaine, because Louis was there, Becket took the lead himself, attacked, and won, negotiating the terms of Peace in 1160. As a result of this war, Becket adamantly defended the high imposition of scuttage on the church. While his greatest ecclesiastic enemies as Gilbert Foliot would never let him live down the indemnity, Becket's greatest defenders, as John of Salisbury, could not deny that, though it was not his idea, Becket applied and exploited the scuttage. It was this constant and loyal friend whom Henry appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury. .
The English Church/State Relationship.
In order to understand fully the politically ecclesiastical moves of Thomas Becket and his role as Archbishop, the atmosphere of Church State relations needs to be examined prior to Becket's appointment.
Thomas Becket, the movie's main character, did not know what honor was until it was too late. ... Becket said, "Honor is a private matter. ... Becket was in a struggle with this dilemma for most of the movie. ... Where is Becket's honor?" ... Honor in Becket was, without a doubt, the motif of the movie. ...
In Jean Anouilh's play, Becket, Thomas Becket is a Saxon who is the advisor to the king and the Chancellor of England. ... In Jean Anouilh's play Becket, Thomas Becket is liberated by his love of the honor of God and realizes that his devotion to God, unlike his devotion to the worldly king, brings true fulfillment in life. ... Chancellor of England is what people use to describe Becket, so really Becket has no personal honor as a man. ... Although Becket's body is rotting away in his tomb, Becket's soul is actually up in heaven according to his belief. ... If while with ...
Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (MacKaye) introduces readers to a diverse group of travelers making the annual pilgrimage to Canterbury, seeking blessings from St Thomas á Becket. ... Through the characterization of the pilgrims, Chaucer points out weaknesses of the Medieval Catholic Church. ... The disobedience of the Catholic clergy is illuminated by the disregard they show for the sacred ordination vows they once swore, before God, to uphold. ... The corruption of the Catholic Church is never more evident than in the greed and dishonesty it is drowning in. ... Chaucer&#x...
Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (MacKaye) introduces readers to a diverse group of travelers making the annual pilgrimage to Canterbury, seeking blessings from St Thomas á Becket. ... Through the characterization of the pilgrims, Chaucer points out weaknesses of the Medieval Catholic Church. ... The disobedience of the Catholic clergy is illuminated by the disregard they show for the sacred ordination vows they once swore, before God, to uphold. ... The corruption of the Catholic Church is never more evident than in the greed and dishonesty it is drowning in. ... Chaucer&#x...
In the beginning of the movie, Becket's purpose is to find honor. ... Henry reveals Becket's fate however, "the die is cast Thomas, make the best of it" (question 19). ... Thomas does this because "it is for divine service" (question 41). Henry and Becket cannot coexist in one world and one must die. Becket chose himself. ...
Staring Richard Burton as the character of Becket and Peter O'Toole as Henry II the film is a bout the lifelong friendship of Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket. Where at he climax the friendship is tested and ends in tragedy as Becket grows more confident and thoughtful in his position. ... The character of Becket on the other hand, displays leadership on some what other trends. To begin with, quite clearly Becket in his late position was a democratic leader. ... Becket on the other hand as Bishop, can be classified as under a new concept, the concept of "t...
By asking Becket for his love, even the usually nave King tries to penetrate through Becket's apathetic barrier. ... Although Becket finds self-purpose in simply serving God, Becket's true honor is realized when he states, "The kingdom of god must be defended like any other kingdom."" ... Becket's stirring realization reveals the pain he endures; but in order to bear honor, it is a sacrifice Becket is willing to make. ... Becket is a man true to his word. ... Becket's saga illustrates that nothing could closer to the truth. ...
Incase you forgot; I am on my way to the sacred shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury. ... Anyways, the nun's story caught my attention when I heard her say something about a little Catholic boy getting his throat slit and then dumped into a pool of excrement. ...
