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“[The archbishop’s court] sentenced him to the loss of his prebend and all other revenues for two years, with the profits to be distributed to the poor at the king’s discretion, to a public whipping in the presence of the judge he had insulted, and possibly to one or two years’ banishment. Henry [II] was outraged by the leniency.”

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Book:Thomas Becket

Source: Thomas Becket

“...Life without sinning was like food without salt, pure but tasteless.”

England Henry Ii

Book:When Christ and His Saints Slept

Source: When Christ and His Saints Slept

“She knew she'd wounded him when he'd least expected it, and her satisfaction lasted until the door had closed behind him. Once he was gone, it ebbed away along with her anger, leaving her with naught but the ashes and embers of a dying hearth fire.”

Eleanor Of Aquitaine Henry Ii

Book:Devil's Brood

Source: Devil's Brood

“We've schemed and fought and loved until we are so entangled in hearts and minds that there is no way to set us free. God help us both, Harry, for we will never be rid of each other. Not even death will do that.”

Eleanor Of Aquitaine Henry Ii

Book:Devil's Brood

Source: Devil's Brood