Mine is Thomas Becket, the martyred archbishop of Canterbury, whose feast day is today. Catholic saints have done well vis-à-vis English kings, particularly on stage and in the movies.

Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury, the most important bishop in England. In 1170, he was brutally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. Historians have long debated whether his murder was on ...

Oliver Postgate (of Bagpuss fame) and Naomi Linnell (from Canterbury Cathedral Library) created this 15.5 metre cartoon frieze in the 1980s to tell the story of Thomas Becket. They took ...

Scheme for works at one of Milford Haven's surviving medieval churches by its neighbouring owner has been refused by county planners ...

Debauched King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket (Richard Burton) as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and ...

A historic Grade II-listed home boasting its own labyrinth of caves and tunnels is up for sale for £1million. Beckets is a historic house in the village of Eastry, Kent, but it is the network of ...

The school said that these skills are "so important for the children to learn due to their potential for saving lives".