History Film / Becket

* [[TheSnarkKnight TheSnarkKing]]: Henry, especially around his own family.

* [[TheSnarkKnight TheSnarkKing]: Henry, especially around his own family.

->'''Thomas Becket:''' Tonight you can do me the honor of christening my forks.
->'''King Henry II:''' Forks?
->'''Becket:''' Yes, from Florence. New little invention. It's for pronging meat and carrying it to the mouth. It saves you dirtying your fingers.
->'''Henry II:''' But then you dirty the fork.
->'''Becket:''' Yes, but it's washable.
->'''Henry II:''' So are your fingers. I don't see the point.

* RhetoricalRequestBlunder: "WILL NO ONE RID ME OF THIS MEDDLESOME PRIEST?!"

* RhetoricalRequestBlunder: "WILL NOONE RID ME OF THIS MEDDLESOME PRIEST?!"

1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket of the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh starring PeterOToole as [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II]] and Richard Burton as Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

-->'''Thomas Becket:''' Tonight you can do me the honor of christening my forks.
-->'''King Henry II:''' Forks?
-->'''Becket:''' Yes, from Florence. New little invention. It's for pronging meat and carrying it to the mouth. It saves you dirtying your fingers.
-->'''Henry II:''' But then you dirty the fork.
-->'''Becket:''' Yes, but it's washable.
-->'''Henry II:''' So are your fingers. I don't see the point.

1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket of the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh starring Peter O'Toole as [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II]] and Richard Burton as Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In 12th-century England, King Henry II(O'Toole), is at odds with the church because he spends most of his time hunting, drinking, and womanizing with his Saxon friend Thomas Becket(Burton), who also advises him on matters of state. Following the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry appoints Becket as his replacement, despite the protests of most of the clergy and Becket himself, who claims that he cannot serve both God and the king. Becket takes his new position seriously and finds himself in opposition to Henry's interference in the church. Henry becomes furious because he mistakenly believed that installing his best friend as archbishop would give him control of the church. He banishes Becket from England and now the two friends become mortal enemies.

In 12th-century England, King Henry II(O'Toole), is at odds with the church because he spends most of his time hunting, drinking, and womanizing with his Saxon friend Thomas Becket(Burton), who also advises him on matters of state. Following the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry appoints Becket as his replacement, despite the protests of most of the clergy and Becket himself, who claims that he cannot serve both God and the king. Becket takes his new position seriously and finds himself in opposition to Henry's interference in the church. Henry becomes furious because he mistakenly believed that installing his best friend as archbishop would give him control of the church and now the two friends become mortal enemies.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn; Henry doesn't see the of these new implements for eating called "forks":

-->'''Henry II:'' So are your fingers. I don't see the point.

* ATasteOfTheLash: Henry has his himself flogged over
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Lady Gwendoen]]

1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket of the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh starring Peter O'Toole as [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II]] and Richard Burton as his [[WeUsedToBeFriends friend-turned-enemy]] Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In 12th-century England, King Henry II(O'Toole), is at odds with the church because he spends most of his time hunting, drinking, and womanizing with his Saxon friend Thomas Becket(Burton), who also advises him on matters of state. Following the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry appoints Becket as his replacement, despite the protests of most of the clergy and Becket himself, who claims that he cannot serve both God and the king. Becket takes his new position seriously and finds himself in opposition to Henry's interference in the church. Furious because he mistakenly believed that installing his best friend as archbishop would give him control of the church, Henry joins forces with Becket's enemy, Folliot, the Bishop of London, in an attempt to bring Becket to trial on false charges of embezzlement. Becket escapes to France where King Louis VII helps him reach the Vatican. Pope Alexander III offers him sanctuary in a monastery, and Louis arranges for a final meeting between Becket and Henry. The confrontation between the two former friends is an emotional one, and Henry guarantees Becket's safe conduct back to England. There, the Saxons give Becket a warm welcome. The frustrated Henry impulsively calls for the elimination of the meddlesome priest, however, and four barons murder Becket before the altar in Canterbury Cathedral. Stricken by the loss of his friend and filled with guilt, Henry allows himself to be flogged by Saxon monks and then proclaims Becket a saint.

1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket of the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh starring Peter O'Toole as [[TheHouseOfPlantaganet Henry II]] and Richard Burton as his [[WeUsedToBeFriends friend-turned-enemy]] Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket of the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh starring Peter O'Toole as [[HouseOfPlantaganet Henry II]] and Richard Burton as his [[WeUsedToBeFriends friend-turned-enemy]] Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket of the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh starring Peter O'Toole as HenryII and Richard Burton as his [[WeUsedToBeFriends friend-turned-enemy]] Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket of the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.

In 12th-century England, King Henry II(O'Toole), descendant of Norman conquerors, is at odds with the church because he spends most of his time hunting, drinking, and womanizing with his Saxon friend Thomas Becket(Burton), who also advises him on matters of state. Following the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry appoints Becket to the archbishopric, despite the protests of most of the clergy and Becket himself, who claims that he cannot serve both God and the king. Becket assumes his office with religious dignity and, finding himself in opposition to Henry's interference in the church, resigns as Chancellor of England. Furious because he mistakenly believed that installing his best friend as archbishop would give him control of the church, Henry joins forces with Becket's enemy, Folliot, the Bishop of London, in an attempt to bring Becket to trial on false charges of embezzlement. Becket escapes to France where King Louis VII helps him reach the Vatican. Pope Alexander III offers him sanctuary in a monastery, and Louis arranges for a final meeting between Becket and Henry. The confrontation between the two former friends is an emotional one, and Henry guarantees Becket's safe conduct back to England. There, the Saxons give Becket a warm welcome. The frustrated Henry impulsively calls for the elimination of the meddlesome priest, however, and four barons murder Becket before the altar in Canterbury Cathedral. Stricken by the loss of his friend and filled with guilt, Henry allows himself to be flogged by Saxon monks and then proclaims Becket a saint.

* WeUsedToBeFriends:

DuelingStarsMovie
HeterosexualLifePartners: Until Henry makes Becket Archbishop of Canterbury.

In 12th-century England, King Henry II(O'Toole), descendant of Norman conquerors, is at odds with the church because he spends most of his time hunting, drinking, and womanizing with his Saxon friend Thomas Becket(Burton), who also advises him on matters of state. Antagonism between church and state mounts when the church refuses to allocate funds for Henry's battle with France. To tie Becket closer to his court, Henry makes him Chancellor of England, and from this position Becket fights the church on Henry's behalf. Following the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry appoints Becket to the archbishopric, despite the protests of most of the clergy and Becket himself, who claims that he cannot serve both God and the king. Becket assumes his office with religious dignity and, finding himself in opposition to Henry's interference in the church, resigns as Chancellor of England. Furious because he mistakenly believed that installing his best friend as archbishop would give him control of the church, Henry joins forces with Becket's enemy, Folliot, the Bishop of London, in an attempt to bring Becket to trial on false charges of embezzlement. Becket escapes to France where King Louis VII helps him reach the Vatican. Pope Alexander III offers him sanctuary in a monastery, and Louis arranges for a final meeting between Becket and Henry. The confrontation between the two former friends is an emotional one, and Henry guarantees Becket's safe conduct back to England. There, the Saxons give Becket a warm welcome. The frustrated Henry impulsively calls for the elimination of the meddlesome priest, however, and four barons murder Becket before the altar in Canterbury Cathedral. Stricken by the loss of his friend and filled with guilt, Henry allows himself to be flogged by Saxon monks and then proclaims Becket a saint.
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1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket of the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh. It stars Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton as the British King Henry II and his friend-turned-enemy Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, respectively.

In 12th-century England, King Henry II, descendant of Norman conquerors, is at odds with the church because he spends most of his time hunting, drinking, and womanizing with his Saxon friend Thomas Becket, who also advises him on matters of state. Antagonism between church and state mounts when the church refuses to allocate funds for Henry's battle with France. To tie Becket closer to his court, Henry makes him Chancellor of England, and from this position Becket fights the church on Henry's behalf. Following the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry appoints Becket to the archbishopric, despite the protests of most of the clergy and Becket himself, who claims that he cannot serve both God and the king. Becket assumes his office with religious dignity and, finding himself in opposition to Henry's interference in the church, resigns as Chancellor of England. Furious because he mistakenly believed that installing his best friend as archbishop would give him control of the church, Henry joins forces with Becket's enemy, Folliot, the Bishop of London, in an attempt to bring Becket to trial on false charges of embezzlement. Becket escapes to France where King Louis VII helps him reach the Vatican. Pope Alexander III offers him sanctuary in a monastery, and Louis arranges for a final meeting between Becket and Henry. The confrontation between the two former friends is an emotional one, and Henry guarantees Becket's safe conduct back to England. There, the Saxons give Becket a warm welcome. The frustrated Henry impulsively calls for the elimination of the meddlesome priest, however, and four barons murder Becket before the altar in Canterbury Cathedral. Stricken by the loss of his friend and filled with guilt, Henry allows himself to be flogged by Saxon monks and then proclaims Becket a saint.