Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time of Thomas Becket's martyrdom?
St Augustine
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Becket
Rowan Williams
Answer
Thomas Becket himself was the Archbishop of Canterbury when he was martyred in 1170. His death made the city's cathedral a major pilgrimage destination, as depicted in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
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