Famous Assassinations of History from Philip of Macedon, 336 B. C., to Alexander of Servia, A. D. 1903Chapter VI · THOMAS À BECKETReading editionChapter navigation53 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterFamous Assassinations of HistoryPrefaceIllustrationsChapter I · PHILIP OF MACEDONChapter I · ASSASSINATION OF PHILIP OF MACEDON (336 B. C.)Chapter II · TIBERIUS GRACCHUSChapter II · ASSASSINATION OF TIBERIUS GRACCHUS (133 B. C.)Chapter III · ASSASSINATION OF JULIUS CÆSAR (44 B. C.)Chapter IV · TIBERIUS, CALIGULA, CLAUDIUS, NEROChapter IV · ASSASSINATIONS OF TIBERIUS, CALIGULA, CLAUDIUS, NERO (A. D. 37-68.)Chapter V · ASSASSINATION OF HYPATIA (A. D. 415.)Chapter VI · THOMAS À BECKETChapter VI · ASSASSINATION OF THOMAS À BECKET (December 29, 1170)Chapter VII · GESSLERChapter VII · ASSASSINATION OF GESSLER (A.D. 1307.)Chapter VIII · IÑEZ DE CASTROChapter VIII · ASSASSINATION OF IÑEZ DE CASTRO (A.D. 1355.)Chapter IX · RIZZIO AND DARNLEYChapter IX · ASSASSINATIONS OF RIZZIO AND DARNLEY (March 9, 1566; February 9, 1567)Chapter X · WILLIAM OF ORANGEChapter X · ASSASSINATION OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE (July 10, 1584)Chapter XI · IVAN THE TERRIBLEChapter XI · ASSASSINATIONS BY IVAN THE TERRIBLE (1560-1584)Chapter XII · HENRY THE FOURTH OF FRANCEChapter XII · ASSASSINATION OF HENRY THE FOURTH OF FRANCE (May 14, 1610)Chapter XIII · WALLENSTEINChapter XIII · ASSASSINATION OF WALLENSTEIN (February 24, 1634)Chapter XIV · JOHN AND CORNELIUS DE WITTChapter XIV · ASSASSINATION OF THE BROTHERS JOHN AND CORNELIUS DE WITT (August 20, 1672)Chapter XV · ALEXIS, SON OF PETER THE GREATChapter XV · ASSASSINATION OF ALEXIS, SON OF PETER THE GREAT (June 26, 1718)Chapter XVI · PETER THE THIRD OF RUSSIAChapter XVI · ASSASSINATION OF PETER THE THIRD OF RUSSIA (July 17, 1762)Chapter XVII · GUSTAVUS THE THIRD OF SWEDENChapter XVII · ASSASSINATION OF GUSTAVUS THE THIRD OF SWEDEN (March 17, 1792)Chapter XVIII · JEAN PAUL MARATChapter XVIII · ASSASSINATION OF JEAN PAUL MARAT (July 13, 1793)Chapter XIX · PAUL THE FIRST OF RUSSIAChapter XIX · ASSASSINATION OF PAUL THE FIRST OF RUSSIA (March 24, 1801)Chapter XX · AUGUST VON KOTZEBUEChapter XX · ASSASSINATION OF AUGUST VON KOTZEBUE (March 23, 1819)Chapter XXI · DUC DE BERRYChapter XXI · ASSASSINATION OF THE DUC DE BERRY (February 13, 1820)Chapter XXII · ABRAHAM LINCOLNChapter XXII · ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN (April 14, 1865)Chapter XXIII · ALEXANDER THE SECOND OF RUSSIAChapter XXIII · ASSASSINATION OF ALEXANDER THE SECOND OF RUSSIA (March 13, 1881)Chapter XXIV · WILLIAM McKINLEYChapter XXIV · ASSASSINATION OF WILLIAM McKINLEY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (September 6, 1901)Chapter XXV · ALEXANDER I AND DRAGAChapter XXV · ASSASSINATION OF ALEXANDER I AND DRAGA, KING AND QUEEN OF SERVIA (June 11, 1903)INDEXPrevious chapter ←Chapter V · ASSASSINATION OF HYPATIA (A. D. 415.)Next chapter →Chapter VI · ASSASSINATION OF THOMAS À BECKET (December 29, 1170)All chapters and sections (53)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsFamous Assassinations of HistoryPrefaceIllustrationsChapters11223445667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525Other sectionsINDEXTHOMAS À BECKET◇image unavailable: THOMAS À BECKET← CHAPTER V ASSASSINATION OF HYPATIA (A. D. 415.)CHAPTER VI ASSASSINATION OF THOMAS À BECKET (December 29, 1170) →
