Eleanor Answers Why Thomas Becket Was Martyred | After Dark
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Anthony is joined by Eleanor Janega to tell the story of the most famous murder of the medieval world - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.
How did a bromance between Thomas and his king turn into a deadly divide between church and crown?
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