beckett and king henry- gay?

[tali1]

watched beckett film starring richard burton , i got strong impression that they were more than friends, but in a active gay relationship?
is there any rumour /truth in this? -and henry's son richard 1 was gay aswell

[Romeo]

Away and don't talk nonsense. Can two men not be close friends without being accused of being bum chums?

[brionon]

All Gays enterred the Church ,if they could but this doesn't mean,of course,that All Churchmen were Gay.

[MustafaTickl]

For the past 837 years Saint Thomas Beckett has haunted Canterbury Cathedral.

[jake-the-peg]

I wouldn't have thought so.

He did have a well established mistress Rosamund http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamund_Clifford

I think opinion on Richard is a bit divided but if you want a gay king you need Edward the second
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_Engl and

[jno]

William II was gay; Richard I probably, though he had two illegitimate sons; James I and William III had their moments. But not Henry II, I don't think; he had an endless stream of women and at least 12 illegitimate children. Poetic licence in the film.

[jackthehat]

Hah ! I bet Doc Spock would have had something to say about that !!!

[jno]

yes, religious types were never shy of denouncing monarchs for their shameful proclivities; nowadays they'd be fulminating on Answerbank.

[aristotle]

You also need to understand the the division between gay and straight is a fairly recent invention. In times gone by it was quite usual for men to have sexual relationships with both males and females.