The assassination that created a saint | ASSASSINS @ABCNewsIndepth

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

The murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 rocked medieval Europe. So much that he was even made a saint. But what made him so influential after his death?
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