1 / 9

The Church and Kingdom !

The Church and Kingdom !. By Annabel and Shaniya. Leaders. Church leaders were important and so were their roles. They acted like royal advisors. Church leaders and the king usually disagreed about power, money and decisions that would effect the kingdom. Friendship.

hua
Download Presentation

The Church and Kingdom !

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Church and Kingdom! By Annabel and Shaniya

  2. Leaders • Church leaders were important and so were their roles. • They acted like royal advisors. • Church leaders and the king usually disagreed about power, money and decisions that would effect the kingdom.

  3. Friendship • King Henry II and a noble named Thomas a Becket were good friends for many years. • They hunted and entertained themselves together. • King Henry sent his son to be a page in the Becket family’s household.

  4. King Henry wanted his way • King Henry offered Becket the most important job. • The job was the Archbishop of Canterbury and it was the best job in England. • He was surprised when Becket refused to accept his offer. • Becket became very religious. • Becket refused to changes that King Henry wanted.

  5. The Change • The Church had separate law courts from the King. • If people who worked for the Church did bad things they would not be punished. • If other people did bad things they would be punished. • King Henry wanted to change that rule. • The King and Becket had violent fights over that rule.

  6. Death • Knights overheard King Henry talking to himself. • He was complaining about Becket. • Knights thought that he wanted them to kill Becket. • They killed Thomas a Becket. • They killed him at the Catherdal at Canterbury.

  7. The Shock • Everyone was shocked even King Henry because he wasn’t complaining about killing Becket. • The Pope got the King out of the Church. • Churches in England were closed for a number of years. • King Henry had a penance. • He made a public display of his guilt. • He admitted he made a mistake before the Pope could hurt him.

  8. Good News • Two years later Becket became a saint of Canterbury. • Canterbury was the best spot for Pilgrims to visit his shrine.

  9. Thanks for Watching!!!

More Related