A merchant’s son, Thomas Becket rose to fame and fortune as a royal chancellor and then archbishop of England — all due to the patronage of Henry II, whose eventual fury over Becket’s ecclesiastical ...
About halfway through the James Comey hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, things got surprisingly medieval. In his written testimony submitted to the committee, Comey had reported that ...
December 29 is the feast day of St. Thomas Becket. The martyred 12 th century bishop is known for his opposition to the then overreach of state power in the person of England’s King Henry II. Across ...
NY AG Letitia James Expands Battle to Disqualify Trump-Appointed, Unconfirmed U.S. Attorneys Audio By Carbonatix This is part five of the “Twelve Posts of Christmas,” a series exploring twelve ...