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Panel 01 - The three assassins set off on their mission
Description:
Sir Reginald FitzUrse and his companions were at King Henry's court in Normandy when the latter supposedly asked the question ("Will nobody rid me of this turbulent priest?") that sealed Becket's fate. Unusually, the designer at Angers chose to devote two panels to the murderers' return to England - here they are shown on horseback, presumably setting off on their journey.