Gilbert Foliot

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Gilbert Foliot

bishop of London

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St. Thomas Becket
Quarrel with Henry
…of the bishops, among them Gilbert Foliot, bishop of London. Thomas fled in disguise and took refuge with Louis VII of France. Pope Alexander III received him with honor but hesitated to act decisively in his favor in fear that he might throw Henry into the arms of the Holy…
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…of the bishops, among them Gilbert Foliot, bishop of London. Thomas fled in disguise and took refuge with Louis VII of France. Pope Alexander III received him with honor but hesitated to act decisively in his favor in fear that he might throw Henry into the arms of the Holy…
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