Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury

(1120 c.-1170)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170 DNB: Becket, Thomas [St Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London] (1120?-1170), archbishop of Canterbury LBT ID: ThBecke1170 VIAF ID: 100187947 LOC ID: n80036571	B/BAP: 1120 DIED: 1170-12-29
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Opposed to the expansion of royal prerogative, he was martyred by Henry II.