Thomas a Becket forbids the Earl of Leicester to pass sentence on him Size:XL: 100 x 75cm Wednesday 14th May 1981

Wednesday 14th May 1981

In the foreground a water vessel can be seen on the River Thames

it was sold in 1971 and the Authority moved to smaller offices in St Katharine's Dock

Perdita Robinson is administering smelling salts with her left hand while her right is fondled by the Prince of Wales

Back row left to right: Steve Seargeant

Thomas a Becket forbids the Earl of Leicester to pass sentence on him Size:XL: 100 x 75cm Wednesday 14th May 1981Thomas a Becket forbids the Earl of Leicester to pass sentence on him, 1162 (1864). Becket (1118 1170) became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162. Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 1168) was Justiciar of England from 1155 until 1168.