Henry II summoned bishops and barons to Clarendon Palace near Salisbury in January 1164 to promulgate the Constitutions of Clarendon curtailing church privileges. The assembly had an explicitly military character as Henry surrounded it with armed retainers to ensure compliance. Becket initially sealed the constitutions under duress before repudiating them. The armed atmosphere demonstrated the coercive nature of royal pressure on the church.
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