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On 29 December 1170 four knights carrying out orders they believed were from King Henry II.
murdering 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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