Yet even if the chancellor sees him as her turbulent Thomas Becket, she is careful not to seem to want rid of him.

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Canterbury's other important monuments include the Church of St Martin, the oldest church in England and Christ Church Cathedral, where Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170.

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For those who like to combine their celebrity spotting with their spooking, be on the lookout for the ghosts of Thomas Becket, the young Dukes of York, Sir Walter Raleigh, Lady Jane Grey, a bear and Queen Anne Boleyn.

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According to his website, the archbishop began his day at the corner of Cheapside and Ironmonger Lane in the City of London - the birthplace of St Thomas Becket, who was the Archbishop of Canterbury between 1161 and 1170.

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In 1170, Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered by four knights acting on the orders of England's King Henry II.

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Thomas A Becket would have said the former.

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