The horrific murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in his own cathedral shocked Europe and immediately created one of the most famous martyrs in English history.  The story begins with Thomas Becket in exile in France, fleeing the anger of Henry II of England.  Despite being the king’s pick for Archbishop of Canterbury, he has refused…

King Henry II was a man with a terrible temper. He was determined to have absolute control of his subjects, but one unlikely man stood up to him. In this episode women are seized from convents and forcibly married, messengers suffer grisly punishments, and a good number of body parts are forcibly removed when the…