In 1162 Theobald , Archbishop of Canterbury , died .
Henry saw an opportunity to re-establish what he saw as his rights over the church in England by appointing his friend Thomas Becket to succeed him .
In 1162 Theobald , Archbishop of Canterbury , died , and Henry saw an opportunity to re-establish what he saw as his rights over the church in England by appointing his friend Thomas Becket to succeed him .