Henry appointed Becket as Chancellor in 1154.
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Probably not. Henry II clearly regretted the death of Becket. He was very angry at Becket at the time of Becket's death, but he was also very ill, and we have no precise record of what he said about Becket at the time.
Thomas Becket was and Archbishop and therefore took a vow of chastity. He had no wife.
Because he supported Reginald de Broc and the king in the quarrel with Becket. The feud was not Henry II vs the Church, it was Henry II and various members of the church, including the Archbishop of York and the Bishops of London and Salisbury vs Becket.
When Becket became archbishop he became religions and did not do what Henry said
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