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CENTRE PLACE LECTURES

Lectures and discussion on history, theology, philosophy, religious studies, comparative religion, neuroscience, and more.

The Martyrdom of Thomas Becket
In 1170, Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by knights of King Henry II of England. John Hamer of Toronto Centre Place looks at this famous martyrdom within the broader context of the battle of church vs. state in Medieval England and beyond.
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