Henry II EQ 4 - What drove Henry II to exile Becket?

The least important religious and political figure in Europe

The most important religious figure in Europe

The most important religious and political figure in Europe

forced from the Catholic church, this scared popes

forced from the Catholic church, this scared monarchs

forced from the Protestant church, this scared monarchs

Bishop Nigel, Treasurer

Richard de Lucy, Justiciar

Bishop Nigel, Justiciar

He could restore the Royal Prerogative of Stephen I

He could ban heresy, blasphemy and usury

He could restore the Royal Prerogative of Henry I

Bringing serious ecclesiastical court cases to secular courts

Bringing all ecclesiastical court cases to secular courts

Brining serious secular court cases to ecclesiastical courts

He enjoyed his job as chancellor and didn't want to quit

He hated the church

He did not want a conflict of interest between monarch and pope

Matilda

Stephen I

Louis VII

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He pressured the bishops of England into voting for Becket

He hated the idea

He attempted to get elected himself

resigned as archbishop

resigned after failing to pass through reforms

resigned as chancellor

The Church, banning trials by blessed bread

The Church, ensuring they took trials by blessed bread

The crown, ensuring they took trials by blessed bread

The Church should be independent from the crown

The Church should be centralised

The Church should be controlled by the crown

He had Becket's land be confiscated

He had Becket arrested

He had Becket's castles destroyed

Becket prevented the marriage of Henry's brother, William, to his love, Isabel of Warenne, leading to his death from a broken heart. This pleased Henry!

Becket prevented the marriage of Henry's brother, William, to his love, Isabel of Warenne, leading to his death from a broken heart. This angered Henry!

Becket prevented the marriage of Henry's brother, Geoffrey, to his love, Eleanor of Aquitaine, leading to his death from a broken heart. This angered Henry!

Henry manipulated the weak stance of the archbishop (papal schism), asking Alexander to encourage Becket

Henry manipulated the weak stance of the Pope (papal schism), asking Alexander to encourage Becket

Henry forced him using military might

A list of 14 new, nicer ecclesiastical reforms

A list of 16 new, nicer ecclesiastical reforms

A list of 16 new, stricter ecclesiastical reforms

Unprecedented, Church-Crown relationships had always been written down

Unprecedented, the Crown had never had control over the Church before

Unprecedented, Church-Crown relationships had always been informal

Gave Henry power over the pope by allowing him to prevent the papal schism

Gave Henry power over the pope by allowing him to prevent excommunications

Gave the pope power over Henry by allowing him to prevent excommunications

running away to France, where he was rejected by Louis VII

running away to the pope, where he was rejected by the pope

running away to France, where he was housed by Louis VII