CHAPTER VIII.
HENRY II.
State of Europe--of France .-- First Acts of Henry's Government .-- Disputes between the Civil and Ecclesiastical Powers.-Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury .-- Quarrel between the King and Becket .-- Constitutions of Clarendon .-- Banishment of Becket .-- Compromise with him .-- His return from Banishment.-His Murder .-- Grief and Submission of the King.