
Martin Scorsese brings St Thomas Becket’s clash with the crown to life in ‘The Saints’
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Martin Scorsese explores St. Thomas Becket's martyrdom in the new episode of "The Saints" on Fox Nation, depicting his fatal conflict with King Henry II.
Taylor Penley is an associate editor with Fox News.
King Henry II's sentiment that "the power of the crown and the power of the church [are] one and the same," is echoed in the brand-new episode debuting Sunday, as it explores how that mindset helped spark one of history’s most infamous ruptures between crown and church.
Becket tells the king in this week's episode that he "must reflect in solitude and prayer on this decision alone with my God," a declaration that marks the moment their relationship fractures into an inescapable conflict.
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