History Trivia - Thomas Becket flees Britain
November 2
1164 Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, left Britain because of a quarrel with King Henry II. He fled to Flanders and stayed away from England for 6 years.
1541 Henry VIII was informed that Katherine Howard was involved in two affairs before their marriage.
1570 A tidal wave in the North Sea destroyed the sea walls from Holland to Jutland. More than 1,000 people were killed.
1164 Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, left Britain because of a quarrel with King Henry II. He fled to Flanders and stayed away from England for 6 years.
1541 Henry VIII was informed that Katherine Howard was involved in two affairs before their marriage.
1570 A tidal wave in the North Sea destroyed the sea walls from Holland to Jutland. More than 1,000 people were killed.
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