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** In the film, Henry covers for Becket's assassins and they are let go. In real life, they traveled to Rome to absolve their sins and were sentenced to 14 years of military service in the Holy Land.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: In the film it is at least strongly implied that Henry knowingly ordered Becket's death, and that his penance was a token gesture to get the heat off of his back. The general concensus among both contemporaries and historians is that it was a case of a drunken Henry lashing out in anger and being mistaken for an order, and that Henry was later genuinely remorseful.
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** When Henry II went to performance penance in the wake of Becket's murder he stopped outside Canterbury, took off his boots, and walked barefoot three miles to the Cathedral rather than riding up to the Cathedral as depicted in the film.
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** When Henry II went to performance perform his penance in the wake of Becket's murder he stopped outside Canterbury, took off his boots, and walked barefoot three miles to the Cathedral rather than riding up to the Cathedral as depicted in the film.
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* HistoricalInJoke: In what is possibly a historic in-joke for the [[Art/TheBayeuxTapestry Bayeux Tapestry]], Henry yells in frustration at his wife and mother:
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* HistoricalInJoke: In what is possibly a historic in-joke for the [[Art/TheBayeuxTapestry Bayeux Tapestry]], Art/TheBayeuxTapestry, Henry yells in frustration at his wife and mother:
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** Becket's death happened after Henry the Young King's coronation rather than shortly after Becket's return from exile. The younger Henry's coronation was performed by the Archbishop of York instead of by Becket, who as Archbishop of Canterbury held the right to crown the monarch. Learning of this Becket excommunicated the clergy involved in the coronation, and in response Henry had his infamous frustrated outburst that prompted the barons to kill Becket.
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** Becket's death happened after Henry the Young King's coronation rather than shortly after Becket's return from exile.exile as the film suggests. The younger Henry's coronation was performed by the Archbishop of York instead of by Becket, who as Archbishop of Canterbury held the right to crown the monarch. Learning of this Becket excommunicated the clergy involved in the coronation, and in response Henry had his infamous frustrated outburst that prompted the barons to kill Becket.
** The relationship between the real life Henry and Empress Matilda was no where near as acrimonious as the film makes out. Historical evidence indicates that Henry adored Matilda and relied on her heavily for guidance until her death.
** Empress Matilda died three years before Becket was allowed to return to England from exile.
** The relationship between the real life Henry and Empress Matilda was no where near as acrimonious as the film makes out. Historical evidence indicates that Henry adored Matilda and relied on her heavily for guidance until her death.
** Empress Matilda died three years before Becket was allowed to return to England from exile.
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* CandlelitRitual: The rite of excommunication is performed with the Archbishop Becket flanked by a full choir, all bearing candles; after declaring [[spoiler:Lord Gilbert]] cast out of the church, Becket [[DyingCandle snuffs his candle out]] against the ground.
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* CandlelitRitual: The rite of excommunication is performed with the Archbishop Becket flanked by a full choir, all bearing candles; after candles. After declaring [[spoiler:Lord Gilbert]] cast out of the church, Becket [[DyingCandle snuffs his candle out]] against the ground.floor, followed by all the monks in attendance doing the same.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Henry failed to think through what would happen if Becket were to take being Archbishop seriously instead of being the King's puppet.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Henry can't tell his rambunctious sons apart.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Henry does this a couple times.
** First, Henry failed to think through what would happen if Becket were to take being Archbishop seriously instead of being the King'spuppet.puppet.
** And second, he didn't think through what would happen when [[RhetoricalRequestBlunder he asked]] why no one would [[DeadlyEuphemism rid him]] of Beckett.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Henry can't tell his rambunctious sons apart. [[note]] Henry and Eleanor had eight children - five sons and three daughters but only four sons were seen in the film.[[/note]]
** First, Henry failed to think through what would happen if Becket were to take being Archbishop seriously instead of being the King's
** And second, he didn't think through what would happen when [[RhetoricalRequestBlunder he asked]] why no one would [[DeadlyEuphemism rid him]] of Beckett.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Henry can't tell his rambunctious sons apart.
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* WeUsedToBeFriendsWeUsedToBeFriends: Right up to the point where Thomas is installed as Archbishop of Canterbury. The friendship quickly falls apart then.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Henry failed to think through what would happen if Becket were to take being Archbishop seriously instead of being the King's puppet.
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* IdiotBall:
** Henry grabs the idiot ball on a regular basis.
*** First, he fails to consider what would happen if he forced Becket to make a choice as to where his loyalties lay - either King or the Church.
*** Next, while he might not have intended it, what did Henry think was going to happen when he asked his knights if no one would rid him of [[TurbulentPriest Becket]]? Did he seriously think that the knights would realize that he did not mean it as a direct command from their King to kill Becket?
** Becket also gets his hands on the idiot ball as well by failing to consider how Henry would react to a challenge to his authority as well as failing to consider that the larger church might not back him up.
** Henry grabs the idiot ball on a regular basis.
*** First, he fails to consider what would happen if he forced Becket to make a choice as to where his loyalties lay - either King or the Church.
*** Next, while he might not have intended it, what did Henry think was going to happen when he asked his knights if no one would rid him of [[TurbulentPriest Becket]]? Did he seriously think that the knights would realize that he did not mean it as a direct command from their King to kill Becket?
** Becket also gets his hands on the idiot ball as well by failing to consider how Henry would react to a challenge to his authority as well as failing to consider that the larger church might not back him up.
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** The real Thomas Beckett was consecrated as Bishop by Henry of Blois, who was the Bishop of Winchester rather than the Bishop of London.
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** The real Thomas Beckett was consecrated as Bishop by Henry of Blois, who was the Bishop of Winchester rather than the Bishop of London.London Gilbert Foliot as depicted in the film.
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** Becket's death happened after Henry the Young King's coronation rather than shortly after Becket's return from exile. The younger Henry's coronation was performed by the Archbishop of York instead of by Becket, who as Archbishop of Canterbury held the right to crown the monarch. Learning of this Becket excommunicated the clergy involved in the coronation, and in response Henry had his infamous frustrated outburst that prompted the barons to kill Becket.
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** The real Thomas Beckett was consecrated as Bishop by Henry of Blois, who was the Bishop of Winchester rather than the Bishop of London.
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* HistoricalInJoke: In what is possibly a historic in-joke for the Bayeux Tapestry, Henry yells in frustration at his wife and mother:
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* HistoricalInJoke: In what is possibly a historic in-joke for the [[Art/TheBayeuxTapestry Bayeux Tapestry, Tapestry]], Henry yells in frustration at his wife and mother:
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn; Henry doesn't see the use of these new implements for eating called "forks":
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn; Henry doesn't see the use of these new implements for eating called "forks":"forks":[[note]] The English were rather slow to adopt forks compared to other parts of Europe, not doing so for several hundred years.[[/note]]
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The most obvious being that Becket was actually a Norman (and not only that, his parents had only recently emigrated from France and Becket himself was educated in Paris) and not a Saxon. Jean Anouilh admitted that he invented this for RuleOfDrama. Further, some recent historians suggest that Becket and Henry were never as close of friends as the play and film make out.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: ArtisticLicenseHistory:
** The most obvious being that Becket was actually a Norman (and not only that, his parents had only recently emigrated from France and Becket himself was educated in Paris) and not a Saxon. Jean Anouilh admitted that he invented this for RuleOfDrama. Further, some recent historians suggest that Becket and Henry were never as close of friends as the play and film makeout.out.
** When Henry II went to performance penance in the wake of Becket's murder he stopped outside Canterbury, took off his boots, and walked barefoot three miles to the Cathedral rather than riding up to the Cathedral as depicted in the film.
** The most obvious being that Becket was actually a Norman (and not only that, his parents had only recently emigrated from France and Becket himself was educated in Paris) and not a Saxon. Jean Anouilh admitted that he invented this for RuleOfDrama. Further, some recent historians suggest that Becket and Henry were never as close of friends as the play and film make
** When Henry II went to performance penance in the wake of Becket's murder he stopped outside Canterbury, took off his boots, and walked barefoot three miles to the Cathedral rather than riding up to the Cathedral as depicted in the film.
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-->'''Henry:''' In God's name, how long does it take to make a tapestry?! And it's mediocre beyond belief!
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--'''Henry:''' In God's name, how long does it take to make a tapestry?! And it's mediocre beyond belief!
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--'''Henry:''' In God's name, how long does it take to make a tapestry?! And it's mediocre beyond belief!
--'''Henry:''' In God's name, how long does it take to make a tapestry?! And it's mediocre beyond belief!
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''Becket'' is a 1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket or the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh, directed by Peter Glanville and starring Creator/PeterOToole as [[UsefulNotes/HenryTheSecond Henry II]] and Creator/RichardBurton as Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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''Becket'' is a 1964 British film adaption adaptation of the French play ''Becket or the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh, directed by Peter Glanville and starring Creator/PeterOToole as [[UsefulNotes/HenryTheSecond Henry II]] and Creator/RichardBurton as Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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''Becket'' is a 1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket or the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh, starring Creator/PeterOToole as [[UsefulNotes/HenryTheSecond Henry II]] and Creator/RichardBurton as Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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''Becket'' is a 1964 film adaption of the French play ''Becket or the Honour of God'' by Jean Anouilh, directed by Peter Glanville and starring Creator/PeterOToole as [[UsefulNotes/HenryTheSecond Henry II]] and Creator/RichardBurton as Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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* BerserkButton: When his eldest son identifies himself as "Henry III", Henry replies with an angry "Not yet!"
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* ArtisticLicense: The most obvious being that Becket was actually a Norman (and not only that, his parents had only recently emigrated from France and Becket himself was educated in Paris) and not a Saxon. Jean Anouilh admitted that he invented this for RuleOfDrama. Further, some recent historians suggest that Becket and Henry were never as close of friends as the play and film make out.
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* ArtisticLicense: ArtisticLicenseHistory: The most obvious being that Becket was actually a Norman (and not only that, his parents had only recently emigrated from France and Becket himself was educated in Paris) and not a Saxon. Jean Anouilh admitted that he invented this for RuleOfDrama. Further, some recent historians suggest that Becket and Henry were never as close of friends as the play and film make out.
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* ArtisticLicense: The most obvious being that Becket was actually a Norman (and not only that, his parents had only recently emigrated from France and Becket himself was educated in Paris) and not a Saxon. Jean Anouilh admitted that he invented this for RuleOfDrama. Further, some recent historians suggest that Becket and Henry were never as close of friends as the play and film make out.
* CategoryTraitor: Becket is a Saxon who sides with the Norman King Henry.
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Becket thinks the old impovershed Saxon farmer he and Henry find may have been handsome in his youth.
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Becket thinks the old impovershed impoverished Saxon farmer he and Henry find may have been handsome in his youth.
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* AgeLift: Historically, Becket was fourteen years older than Henry. the film portrays them as about the same.
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* AgeLift: Historically, Becket was fourteen years older than Henry. the film portrays them as about the same.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: Henry directly compares his love for Becket to his relationship with his wife, with Becket coming out far ahead, even moaning his name at one point. His mother says he has an "obsession with this man that is unhealthy and unnatural" and that he's behaving like a scorned lover. His wife says she can tolerate the King's mistresses, but will not tolerate his relationship with Becket. Interestingly this seems to have been made up for the film and has no historical basis.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: Henry directly compares his love for Becket to his relationship with his wife, with Becket coming out far ahead, even moaning his name at one point. His mother says he has an "obsession with this man that is unhealthy and unnatural" and that he's behaving like a scorned lover. His wife says she can tolerate the King's mistresses, but will not tolerate his relationship with Becket. Interestingly this seems to have been made up for the film movie and has no historical basis.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: Henry directly compares his love for Becket to his relationship with his wife, with Becket coming out far ahead, even moaning his name at one point. His mother says he has a "obsession with this man that is unhealthy and unnatural" and he's behaving like a scorned lover. His wife says she can tolerate the King's mistresses, but will not tolerate his relationship with Becket. Interestingly this seems to have been made up for the movie and has no historical basis.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: Henry directly compares his love for Becket to his relationship with his wife, with Becket coming out far ahead, even moaning his name at one point. His mother says he has a an "obsession with this man that is unhealthy and unnatural" and that he's behaving like a scorned lover. His wife says she can tolerate the King's mistresses, but will not tolerate his relationship with Becket. Interestingly this seems to have been made up for the movie film and has no historical basis.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: Henry directly compares his love for Becket to his relationship with his wife, with Becket coming out far ahead, even moaning his name at one point. His mother says he has a "obsession with this man that is unhealthy and unnatural" and he's behaving like a scorned lover. His wife says she can tolerate the King's mistresses, but will not tolerate his relationship with Becket. Interestingly this has no historical basis.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: Henry directly compares his love for Becket to his relationship with his wife, with Becket coming out far ahead, even moaning his name at one point. His mother says he has a "obsession with this man that is unhealthy and unnatural" and he's behaving like a scorned lover. His wife says she can tolerate the King's mistresses, but will not tolerate his relationship with Becket. Interestingly this seems to have been made up for the movie and has no historical basis.
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* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Henry can't tell his rambunctious sons apart.
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Moving to YMMV.
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