In 1170 Becket and Henry met up in England to try and sort out their differences. They seemed to reach an agreement and Becket took up his position as Archbishop again. However, he started punishing any churchmen who had taken Henry's side in their arguments. He also criticised Henry in public. Henry was furious, and shouted to his knights "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?" Nobody knows whether he meant this as a death threat. What we do know is that four knights rode straight to Canterbury and killed Becket in the Cathedral.

The illustration is from a manuscript called 'The Huth Psalter', 1170-1285.