A wave of anti-papal iconoclasm in southern England sees many
relics, images and shrines destroyed. These notably include the
shrine of Thomas a Beckett at Canterbury, which had stood since
1220 and been a focus of pilgrimages ever since.
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Editors, Litencyc. "Anti-papal iconoclasm in southern England". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14609, accessed 06 May 2024.]
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