Conflict Between Church and Government Involving Thomas Becket and Henry II

In the Middle Ages England, the church was strong. The fear of going to hell is very realistic and people are told that only the Catholic Church can save your soul so that you can go to heaven. The head of the Catholic Church is the Roman papacy. The most important place in the medieval British church is Archbishop of Canterbury, usually working with the king. The King of England could not remove the Pope from his position but they claimed that he could delete the King by expelling the church - this is that the king's soul was sentenced to hell It means.

Thomas Baker (1118 - 1170) Archbishop of St. Thomas, St. Thomas Beckett was Archbishop of England, Canterbury during the reign of Henry II. He was born in Rouen but he is the son of Gilbert Beckett who became a businessman in London. Beckett has a middle class, but he still has a good education. After acquiring a degree at the University of Paris, he studied laws in Bologna and Auxerre. Since 1139, Tebald of Archbishop Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury made him a deacon of Canterbury and an archbishop of the assistant. Beckett and Henry became best friends and spent a lot of time together. Henry asked Beket to serve as Prime Minister. Theobald is seriously worried that the royal lifestyle trap will oppose Beckett to the needs of the church. After the death of Theobald in 1163, Henry gave Bucket the status of Archbishop of Canterbury, but he initially noticed that it rejected it and caused great damage between Henry and himself. His efforts focused on

Thomas Beckett, a personal friend of Henry II, was in his early days. In 1155, Henry II decided to appoint the British government's most important position, Thomas Beckett. It is the status of the British prime minister. The Prime Minister of Exchequer is basically the head of Royal bureaucracy within Kingdom of England. Beckett was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and attracted the attention of some people. It really dated, so it attracted people's attention. Technically, the bishop, the archbishop, and the abbot should be elected by clergy, but in reality, the king like Henry II should be often elected, or simply should pass the election process To people in advance. And I will designate someone. Thomas Beckett attracted the attention of some people as it was a bureaucrat, government official, and quite secular figure. Many people believe that he is not fit for the highest church position in the UK.