Constitutions of Clarendon - 1164
This page needs serious expansion. It was started as tbere was a referece to the Constitutions of Clarendon by
Thomas Wright. Actually, it was just Clarendon as in "Earl of", George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
The research was into why there is a Clarendon coat of arms in a stained glass window in the church of
St. Mary, Belchamp Walter.
Wikipedia:
The Constitutions of Clarendon were a set of legislative procedures passed by Henry II of England in 1164.
The Constitutions were composed of 16 articles and represent an attempt to restrict ecclesiastical privileges
and curb the power of the Church courts and the extent of papal authority in England. In the anarchic
conditions of Henry II's predecessor, Stephen (reigned 1135–1154), the church had extended its jurisdiction
by taking advantage of the weakness of royal authority. The Constitutions were claimed to restore the
law as it was observed during the reign of Henry I (1100–1135).
The Constitutions take their name from Clarendon Palace, Wiltshire, the royal hunting lodge at which they were
promulgated.
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Thomas Becket - 1119 or 1120-1170
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Thomas Becket (/ˈbɛkɪt/), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London[1] and later
Thomas à Becket[note 1] (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), served as Lord Chancellor from
1155 to 1162, and then notably as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his death in 1170.
He engaged in conflict with Henry II, King of England, over the rights and privileges of the Church
and was murdered by followers of the King in Canterbury Cathedral. Soon after his death, he was canonised
by Pope Alexander III. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.