Curators' introduction Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint

Discover the murder that shook the Middle Ages in this curators' introduction to Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint. To mark last year's 850th anniversary of his brutal murder, the exhibition explores Becket's remarkable life, death and legacy. It presents his journey from a merchant's son to Archbishop of Canterbury, and the attempts to obliterate his cult under the Tudor dynasty. Introduced and chaired by the Director of the British Museum, Hartwig Fischer, the exhibition curators, Lloyd de Beer and Naomi Speakman, discuss the themes, context and highlight objects of this remarkable show. More information about the exhibition can be found here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibit... Sign up to our newsletters for the latest news on our work, stories about the collection and upcoming events: https://emails.britishmuseum.org/k/Br... We’re bringing inspiring stories of humanity’s shared histories and cultural achievements to millions of people online. Your support ensures that we can continue to make the collection and videos like this one available to as many people as possible. If you can, please donate today: http://ow.ly/1e1Y30qHebG or you can text BMLEARN to 70085. Texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message (UK mobile networks only). Image credit: Alabaster sculpture showing the murder of Thomas Becket, about 1450, England. © The Trustees of the British Museum Collection online: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collect...