history

• 1154

  Henry II becomes king of england
• 1162


  Thomas Becket is made Archbishop of Canterbury and begins to argue with henry
• 1170


  Becket is murdered inside Canterbury castle
• Pope


  Leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The King needed his support.
• Archbishop


  Leader of the Church of England.
• Priest


  Responsible for a local area.
• King Henry II


  King of England who fell out with his former best friend, Thomas Becket.
• Thomas Becket


  Promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury by Henry II and then they had a huge argument. He was murdered inside Canterbury Cathedral.
• King John


  Fell out with the Pope who closed down the Churches in England for 7 years!
• 1189


  Richard the Lionheart becomes king of engl
• 1196


  king john becomes king of england
• 1215


  Magna Carta gives the king a set of rules he must follow to run the country and listen to the people
• 1348-49


  the black death swept across Europe, killing up to half of the population
• 1318


  The peasants revolt where peasants rebelled against King Richard the second. The peasants were angry about a range of issues, such as low pay and the introduction of a poll task