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

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The Pope was

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

Excommunication means being

forced from the Catholic church, this scared popes

forced from the Catholic church, this scared monarchs

forced from the Protestant church, this scared monarchs

An example of a magnate who was in the clergy is...

Bishop Nigel, Treasurer

Richard de Lucy, Justiciar

Bishop Nigel, Justiciar

Henry II wanted to reform the church so that

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

Henry II's proposed ecclesiastical reforms by 1162 inovolved

Bringing serious ecclesiastical court cases to secular courts

Bringing all ecclesiastical court cases to secular courts

Brining serious secular court cases to ecclesiastical courts

Becket disliked the idea of being Archbishop because

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

Who else also hated the idea of Becket becoming archbishop?

Matilda

Stephen I

Louis VII

When was Becket elected Archbishop of Canterbury?

1164

1154

1162

What role did Richard de Lucy play in the election of Becket?

He pressured the bishops of England into voting for Becket

He hated the idea

He attempted to get elected himself

A few weeks after his election as archbishop, Becket...

resigned as archbishop

resigned after failing to pass through reforms

resigned as chancellor

On the issue of criminous clerks, Becket sided with...

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

What was Becket's new argument about the legal status of the Church?

The Church should be independent from the crown

The Church should be centralised

The Church should be controlled by the crown

How did Henry respond to Becket's resignation and his new ideas?

He had Becket's land be confiscated 

He had Becket arrested

He had Becket's castles destroyed

What did Becket do in response? Why did this annoy 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 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!

How did Henry get Becket to agree to meet him in Clarendon in 1164?

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

The Constitutions of Clarendon were...

A list of 14 new, nicer ecclesiastical reforms

A list of 16 new, nicer ecclesiastical reforms

A list of 16 new, stricter ecclesiastical reforms 

The Constitutions of Clarendon were...

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

The Constitutions of Clarendon...

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

Becket responded to the Constitutions of Clarendon by...

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

The Pope was

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

Excommunication means being

forced from the Catholic church, this scared popes

forced from the Catholic church, this scared monarchs

forced from the Protestant church, this scared monarchs

An example of a magnate who was in the clergy is...

Bishop Nigel, Treasurer

Richard de Lucy, Justiciar

Bishop Nigel, Justiciar

Henry II wanted to reform the church so that

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

Henry II's proposed ecclesiastical reforms by 1162 inovolved

Bringing serious ecclesiastical court cases to secular courts

Bringing all ecclesiastical court cases to secular courts

Brining serious secular court cases to ecclesiastical courts

Becket disliked the idea of being Archbishop because

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

Who else also hated the idea of Becket becoming archbishop?

Matilda

Stephen I

Louis VII

When was Becket elected Archbishop of Canterbury?

1164

1154

1162

What role did Richard de Lucy play in the election of Becket?

He pressured the bishops of England into voting for Becket

He hated the idea

He attempted to get elected himself

A few weeks after his election as archbishop, Becket...

resigned as archbishop

resigned after failing to pass through reforms

resigned as chancellor

On the issue of criminous clerks, Becket sided with...

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

What was Becket's new argument about the legal status of the Church?

The Church should be independent from the crown

The Church should be centralised

The Church should be controlled by the crown

How did Henry respond to Becket's resignation and his new ideas?

He had Becket's land be confiscated 

He had Becket arrested

He had Becket's castles destroyed

What did Becket do in response? Why did this annoy 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 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!

How did Henry get Becket to agree to meet him in Clarendon in 1164?

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

The Constitutions of Clarendon were...

A list of 14 new, nicer ecclesiastical reforms

A list of 16 new, nicer ecclesiastical reforms

A list of 16 new, stricter ecclesiastical reforms 

The Constitutions of Clarendon were...

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

The Constitutions of Clarendon...

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

Becket responded to the Constitutions of Clarendon by...

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