The opinion of this transgression against the church made Henry a pariah , so in penance he walked barefoot into Canterbury Cathedral where he was scourged by monks .
Within Christian Europe Henry was widely considered complicit in Becket 's death .
The opinion of this transgression against the church made Henry a pariah , so in penance Henry walked barefoot into Canterbury Cathedral where Henry was scourged by monks .
Within Christian Europe Henry was widely considered complicit in Becket 's death .