mediumaevum:  The gruesome death of Thomas Becket One of more graphic depictions of this moment. Three of the four knights attack the archbishop, who is kneeling in prayer before the altar. One of the knights kicks Thomas to the floor, and sends his miter flying as his sword cracks open Thomas's head. Edward Grim, who was himself wounded in the attack, wrote down what, according to his account, are the last words of Thomas:  'For the name of Jesus and the protection of the Church, I am ready to embrace death.'
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