Murder of Thomas Becket

Target entity: Murder of Thomas Becket
Context triple: [Canterbury Cathedral, significantEvent, Murder of Thomas Becket]

• A. Princes in the Tower murders
  The Princes in the Tower murders refer to the mysterious disappearance and presumed killing of the young Edward V of England and his brother Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London in 1483, a historical controversy long associated with Richard III.
• B. The Gunpowder Plot
  The Gunpowder Plot was a failed 1605 conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
• C. Saint Thomas Becket
  Saint Thomas Becket was a 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose conflict with King Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church led to his martyrdom and subsequent veneration as a major Christian saint.
• D. St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
  The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a 1572 wave of mob and royal-instigated killings in France in which thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants) were slaughtered, marking a brutal turning point in the French Wars of Religion.
• E. Walton Bridge
  Walton Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Thames in Surrey, England, connecting Walton-on-Thames with Shepperton.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Murder of Thomas Becket
Target entity description: The Murder of Thomas Becket was the 1170 assassination of the Archbishop of Canterbury by knights loyal to King Henry II, a pivotal event in the medieval conflict between church and crown.

• A. Princes in the Tower murders
  The Princes in the Tower murders refer to the mysterious disappearance and presumed killing of the young Edward V of England and his brother Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London in 1483, a historical controversy long associated with Richard III.
• B. The Gunpowder Plot
  The Gunpowder Plot was a failed 1605 conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.
• C. Saint Thomas Becket
  Saint Thomas Becket was a 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose conflict with King Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church led to his martyrdom and subsequent veneration as a major Christian saint.
• D. St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
  The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a 1572 wave of mob and royal-instigated killings in France in which thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants) were slaughtered, marking a brutal turning point in the French Wars of Religion.
• E. Walton Bridge
  Walton Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Thames in Surrey, England, connecting Walton-on-Thames with Shepperton.
• F. None of above. chosen