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On 29 December 1170 four knights carrying out orders they believed were from King Henry II
murdered Archbishop Thomas à Becket within the church
Two metal swords with reddened tips and crude cross represent the act
Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent England
All photographs copyright ©Robert E. Parrish and may not be used without permission
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