In 1164 at Northampton Castle a Grand Council was summoned by Henry II, to try Becket for embezzlement of public money and insulting the King. Becket was to be imprisoned and his moveables to be confiscated. He escaped
The Episcopal Colleagues of Archbishop Thomas Becket: Being the Ford Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford in Hilary Term 1949?v=fbqnEqG6Rbs
John Timbs (1870). Abbeys, Castles, and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: Their Legendary Lore, and Popular History. By John Timbs. Fred. Warne & Company. pp. 467–.
Northamptonshire. CUP Archive. pp. 132–. GGKEY:NWFKRLQ8J4K
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