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	Thomas à Becket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Becket denied the right of the assembly to judge him, appealed to the Pope, and, feeling that his life was too valuable to the Church to be risked, went into voluntary exile on November 2, embarking in a fishing-boat which landed him in France.
		The absence of nightingales in Otford is also ascribed to Becket, who is said to have been so disturbed in his devotions by the song of a nightingale that he commanded that none should sing in the town ever again.
		In the town of Strood, also in Kent, Becket is said to have caused that the inhabitants of the town –and their descendants- be born with tails.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Becket (1728 words)

	Becket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Becket or the Honor of God is a Tony Award-winning play written in French by Jean Anouilh.
		It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's murder in 1170, but contains many historical inaccuracies which the author acknowledged.
		Having built his play on Becket's being a Saxon (when he was actually a Norman whose family was from near Rouen and called "Bequet" in French), Anouilh could not recast the play to accord with historical facts, so he decided to let it stand.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Becket (354 words)

	Thomas a Becket, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Becket himself, foreseeing the conflict that lay ahead, was reluctant to accept, but the king insisted, and, in 1162, Becket was ordained priest and consecrated archbishop of Canterbury.
		Becket rejected this claim and also persuaded the other bishops to attach the qualification “saving our order” to their assent to the king’s demand that they swear obedience to the (unspecified) “ancient customs” of the realm.
		In exile for the next six years, Becket did not receive the active support from Pope Alexander III for which he had hoped; the pope was too enmeshed in difficulties of his own to alienate the English king further.
	www.bartleby.com /65/th/ThomasaB.html (935 words)

	BECKET
		Becket telescopes events and employs artistic freedom to alter certain details of the events.
		The solemn excommunication scene, in which Becket catalogues the woeful consequences, civil and religious, which will befall a baron who has killed a priest, or any other poor soul so condemned, is a classic demonstration of the inextricable links of medieval church and state.
		Becket helps us to put flesh on several of those in the realm of the dead and even to identify with some of their religious and personal dilemmas.
	pirate.shu.edu /~wisterro/files/becket.htm (1999 words)

	One Woman Dancing: The Marta Becket Story
		Becket's life and "Amargosa" are all about the self-determination that makes an individual an artist and the practice and exploration of a craft as the means of defining and celebrating a life.
		Becket's extreme form of self-exile might strike some as a little nutty, but it is governed by a seductive and inspiring purity of vision that gives "Amargosa" its spiritual heft.
		In Death Valley Junction, Becket danced for years in a theater that was empty save for the "audience" she painted on the walls, a folk-art-inspired mural including period-costumed Spanish lords, ladies, young lovers and whores.
	www.amargosafilm.com /martabecket_review.asp (696 words)

	Saint Thomas Becket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Becket was a skillful administrator who have absolute support to Henry II's policy of 'unifying' Church and State largely by seeking to deprive the Church of the many concessions granted to it by his predecessor, King Stephen.
		Becket's determination to achieve martyrdom had borne fruit; for on Ash Wednesday 1173, at a church council at Westminster, the slain Archbishop was canonized and 29 December was designed a feast day in the liturgical calendar.
		Becket was born in 1118, in Normandy the son of an English merchant.
	www.jcanu.hpg.ig.com.br /history/h4dec/29becket.html (8221 words)

	Camp Becket Philosophy
		Becket allows fathers to become immersed in the camp culture - a culture in which the sons are the experts.
		Becket’s strong emphasis on the cabin group - eight boys and two staff members - is unmatched in most camps.
		The Becket system is based upon the belief that the most important aspect of camping is the small-group interactions which occur as a result of its program format.
	www.bccymca.org /becket/philosophy.htm (1778 words)

	Penn Special Collections-Keffer-Becket Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thomas à Becket, Jr., organist, pianist, composer, and critic, was born in Philadelphia on July 19, 1843.
		In 1877 Becket served as a member of a committee assembled to assess methods of music education in Philadelphia public schools.
		As the organist at Girard College, Becket was among those who performed at the inaugural concert of the college's Jardine organ in 1878.
	www.library.upenn.edu /collections/rbm/keffer/becket2.html (211 words)

	Medieval Church.org.uk: Thomas Becket (?1120 - 70) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Becket was cited to appeal before it to answer the suit of John the Marshal, who had charged him with injustice, and had the case removed from the archbishop’s to the king’s court.
		Becket denied the authority of the council over him, appealed to the Pope, refused to make any explanation, fled in disguise, and after hiding in England, at last, with two companions, crossed the Channel from Sandwich to Graveliries, Nov. 2, 1164.
		Becket was the first Ultramontane of his day, bent upon the upholding of papal privileges, more eager than the Pope about them.
	www.medievalchurch.org.uk /p_becket.html (1650 words)

	Thomas Becket - Earthlore Explorations Gothic Era Foundation Stone of Learning
		Becket escaped arrest, fleeing to France, where he resided in sanctuary at Sens cathedral.
		Becket stood firm in his condemnation, which enraged the king further.
		In 1173 Thomas Becket was canonized by the Pope following unprecedented popular devotion to the martyred bishop.
	www.elore.com /Gothic/Learning/becket.htm (629 words)

	Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: People: Saints: T: Saint Thomas à Becket
		The Murder of Becket · cached · Excerpt from a novel by Alfred Duggan.
		Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Thomas Becket · iweb · cached · Biography of this martyr, also known as St. Thomas of Canterbury, where he was archbishop and where he was murdered in 1170.
		Thomas Becket · cached · Resources for the study of Becket and the controversies surrounding him, compiled by Scott McLetchie.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=219387 (324 words)

	becket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Becket's death remains one of the most famous stories associated with Medieval England.
		Becket was known to be a lover of wine and a good horse rider.
		Becket’s body was still on the cathedral floor when people from Canterbury came in and tore off pieces of his clothes and then dipped these pieces in his blood.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /becket.htm (998 words)

	BBC - History - Becket, the Church and Henry II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In October 1164, he had Becket condemned on trumped-up charges of contempt of court over a land dispute in Pagham, and ruled that the archbishop should forfeit all his goods.
		In another piece of theatre, Becket began the day with the quote at morning mass: "Princes also sit and speak against me; but thy servant, Lord, is occupied in thy statutes," and entered the Council bearing his archiepiscopal cross of office before him.
		Becket could not countenance this snub to the prestige of his office, and at Fréteval on 22 July 1170, both king and archbishop agreed to a compromise which neatly ignored the original cause of the dispute and allowed Becket to come home and re-crown Henry the Younger in a second ceremony.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/state/church_reformation/becket_04.shtml (647 words)

	Henry II and Thomas a Becket
		Becket arguing with Henry II Henry, of course, assumed that his friend would be sympathetic to the royal cause in the escalating battle between church and state.
		Four knights, perhaps seeking to curry favour with the king, rode from Westminster to Canterbury and killed Becket in front of the main altar of the Cathedral when he refused to relent.
		The old Cathedral burned down in 1174, and it was the growing popularity of Becket's shrine as a place of pilgrimage that paid for the rebuilding.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/Henry_II_and_Thomas_a_Becket.htm (671 words)

	Becket, Saint Thomas -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		Becket, however, embraced his new duties devoutly and opposed royal power in the church, especially proclaiming the right of offending clerics to be tried in ecclesiastical courts.
		Becket fled to France and remained in exile until 1170, when he returned to Canterbury and was murdered in the cathedral by four of Henry's knights, traditionally said to be acting in response to the king's angry words.
		Becket's tomb, which was visited by Henry in an act of penance, became a site of pilgrimage.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9356864?tocId=9356864&query=null&ct=null (1032 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: `Cathedral's' Critical Mass
		Becket was slain in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170, supposedly at the order of Henry II, who later performed a dramatic penance for the deed.
		Becket recognizes and renounces his own desire for glory, and is then ready to die.
		Wade is very good at depicting the strength in seemingly mild men, and he can also project moral intelligence: His Becket is never histrionic, always austere and humble, a man on a quest to drive the last bit of rot from his soul.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/local/longterm/theater/reviews/murderinthecathedral.htm (616 words)

	The Becket School \| Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Becket School is forward looking while embracing traditional values; we aim to provide for each pupil and education for life within a caring, Catholic environment.
		Whether you are seeking to join The Becket community for the first time or you have already seen a son or daughter join the school you will experience wit your child the sense of excitement, anticipation and optimism which comes with this new beginning.
		Concern for the individual child is at the heart of The Becket School as we seek to develop the unique talents of each pupil in the traditions of the Catholic Faith.
	www.becket.notts.sch.uk /welcome.htm (418 words)

	Becket, Massachusetts 01223 :: berkshirelinks.com homepage with town hall contacts, summary history, and useful ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The world famous Jacob's Pillow Dance Theatre is located in Becket, an upland town that once supported a prosperous lumber industry and now is noted for its many summer camps and second homes.
		Becket is 19 miles southeast of Pittsfield, 39 miles northwest of Springfield, 120 miles west of Boston, and 155 miles from New York City.
		Becket Lore: Paul Revere and Johhny Appleseed - The bell in the Congregational Church (1780) was made by Paul Revere.
	www.berkshirelinks.com /becket.php (429 words)

	BBC - History - Thomas Becket (c.1120 - 1170)
		Becket, the son of a Norman merchant, rose from accounts clerk to become the confidential agent to Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury.
		The friendship that Henry and Becket shared was put under immense strain when Becket voiced his opposition to Henry on a number of issues, most notably the canonization of the Bishop of Anselm and the constitutions of Clarendon.
		Realising the extent of Henry's displeasure, Becket fled to France, and remained in exile for several years until his return in 1170.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/becket_thomas.shtml (163 words)

	Becket, Massachusetts 01223 - The Berkshires - Berkshire County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Becket, Massachusetts 01223 - The Berkshires - Berkshire County
		The earliest History of Becket is marked by the development of wood and forest related products.
		The Western Railroad traversing the Berkshires in 1840 caused a population shift to Becket Village 5 1/2 miles north of the Old Center.
	www.berkshireweb.com /themap/becket/becket.html (164 words)

	Becket, Saint Thomas -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His first move was the appointment in 1162 of Thomas Becket as archbishop of Canterbury.
		Henry assumed that Becket, who had served efficiently as chancellor since 1155 and been a close companion to him, would continue to do so as archbishop.
		In the cathedral of Canterbury, England, is a chapel where once stood the shrine of the murdered archbishop Thomas à Becket.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9014041?tocId=9014041 (888 words)

	Becket or The Honor of God (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Becket is appointed an archdeacon of Canterbury, but he is not a priest and has never celebrated a mass.
		Henry and Becket share a love of hunting and chess but—contrary to the depiction in the play—Becket draws the line at womanizing, having taken a vow of chastity in his youth.
		Becket gives away his luxurious possessions, wearing a monk’s habit, and beneath it, to remind himself of the weakness of the flesh, a rough hair shirt.
	www.stmarksplayers.org /seasons/20042005/becket/becket.htm (5677 words)

	The Los Angeles Music Center - Welton Becket and Associates
		Becket settled in Los Angeles permanently in 1933, forming a partnership with established Los Angeles architect Charles F. Plummer and Washington classmate Walter Wurdeman.
		Incorporated as Wurdeman and Becket in 1939 after Plummer's death, the firm prospered and expanded during the World War II era, completing public housing and defense projects and positioning themselves well for the region's post-war construction boom.
		Welton Becket was named master planner for UCLA in 1948 and continued as supervising architect for the campus until 1968.
	www.musiccenter.org /wb.html (647 words)

	Magill's Survey for Becket
		Becket contrives to save the girl from the King's lust by pretending that the wound he has actually received from her brother has been caused by the horses, and requesting her as his reward for protecting the King.
		Becket's aloofness includes even her; he says to her that he does not like being loved.
		Becket replies that he did as far as he was capable, but that it is the honor of God that he has truly started to love.
	www.realitymouse.com /otoole/articles/becket.html (1356 words)

	St. Thomas of Canterbury St. Thomas a Becket (1118-1170)
		His family name of Becket was rarely used by his contemporaries, to whom he was Thomas of London or Archbishop Thomas.
		His father was a Norman knight, Gilbert, who had become a prosperous merchant in London; his mother was also Norman, and he had at least two sisters, one of whom later became abbess of Barking.
		Had he died a natural death in 1170 he would not perhaps have been acclaimed as a saint, but in his last years and months he prepared himself by his fortitude and zeal for truth and justice, for the heroic assertion of the rights of the spiritual power which led to his martyrdom.
	www.cin.org /saints/becket.html (1086 words)

	Thomas Beckett
		Becket's job was an important one as it involved the distribution of royal charters, writs and letters.
		They pointed out that Becket had never been a priest, had a reputation as a cruel military commander and was very materialistic (Becket loved expensive food, wine and clothes).
		Becket denied the charge but, so that the matter could be settled quickly, he offered to repay the money.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /NORbeckett.htm (2054 words)

	Edward Grim’s Account of the Murder of Thomas Becket
		Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered on December 29, 1170 in Canterbury Cathedral.
		Although the great struggles of Church and State in the middle ages were played out between the pope and German emperors, or the popes and French kings, the conflict between Henry II and Becket is a witness of the widespread and localized impact of the conflict.
		Once dead, Becket was hailed as a saint, and his shrine became one of the most celebrated pilgrimage sites of western Europe, and the destination of Geoffrey Chaucer's pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/grim-becket.html (692 words)

	Channel 4 - History - Thomas Becket
		Expert testimony from the country's pre-eminent Becket scholars underpins a dramatic retelling of one of British history's most iconic events.
		The murder of the 'troublesome priest' at Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 is one of the most famous incidents of British history.
		However, the rest of the life of this complicated and puzzling man is far less known.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/H/history/a-b/becket.html (109 words)

	Former Becket man pleads innocent to killing a Pittsfield man - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A former Becket resident pleaded innocent in the killing of a Pittsfield man, whose body has never been found and who authorities believe was slain in part because he owed his killer between $100 and $150.
		--A former Becket resident pleaded innocent in the killing of a Pittsfield man, whose body has never been found and who authorities believe was slain in part because he owed his killer between $100 and $150.
		Prosecutors alleged that Damien James Lamb, 23, lured Brandon LaBonte, 21, on Feb. 16 to a house in Becket, where he beat him with a shovel, stomped on him and strangled him with a rope.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/08/25/former_becket_man_pleads_innocent_to_killing_a_pittsfield_man (289 words)

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