In which cathedral was Thomas Becket murdered?
Westminster Abbey
St Paul's Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral
Bath Abbey
Answer
The assassination of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, occurred in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170. Four knights loyal to King Henry II carried out the murder in the cathedral's north transept, in front of the altar where Becket had sought refuge. The brutal act shocked and horrified both England and the rest of Europe, leading to Henry's public penance and increased veneration of Becket as a martyr.
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