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36: The History of the Plantagenets

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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The Bishop Slaps You in the Face

So Henry II is so mad at Beckett that one day in his castle there's talking and he's reading a letter from Beckett, which is kind of testy. And the king says, will somebody not rid me of this troublesome priest? Some of his and some of his king's henchmen were like, did he just say that? Does he want us to get rid of this priest? The guy's like, probably let's go do it. They chop off the top half of his head and step on his brains in the cathedral. So when they came in, he was wearing the full regalia of being a bishop and he is standing at the apps of the church

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