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Interesting to see Becket's influence on the Magna Carter (an early instigation of democracy). Even though he died, his attitude seems to have effectively changed society even till today: https://blog.britishmuseum.org/thomas-becket-and-magna-carta...
I know they expose the 'troublesome' utterance as apocryphal but to me it perfectly illustrates the danger of heads of state and other powerful persons speaking off the cuff. From a US point of view, Obama understood this and was often attacked for pausing while talking to chose his words carefully, specifically his `uhhhhs`. Obviously even when being careful, it's impossible to not say something that can be interpreted in which ever way you want to interpret it to fit your world view (e.g: Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally; it refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.). I prefer someone who speaks carefully when they command armies, loyalists and whose words can motivate enemies. I would argue this should apply to everyone from CEOs to managers when speaking in a public setting.
Its so hard for me to reconcile the competing ideas of everyone being equal[ly important] and some people’s deaths being quick, arbitrary and of no consequence while others are investigated one thousand years later
Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Morville, Richard Brito and William de Tracy. That's who!

Good article; I was not sure if it was going to go towards suggesting someone else assassinated him.

I was going to go with Peter O'Toole.
see, the trick is not minding that it hurts.
*Becket