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Year 5 • History
Who was responsible for the death of Thomas Becket?
Lesson outcome
In this lesson, we are going to be learning about the people that contributed to Thomas Becket's death. We are going to learn about King Henry II, his friendship with Becket and his struggle to take back power from the church. We will learn about how Henry and Becket's relationship fell apart due to the struggle between the monarchy and the church and how this led to Becket's death.
