Richard le Breton

Contemporary illustration portraying the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170

Sir Richard le Breton or Richard de Brito[1] (fl. 1170) was one of the four knights who in 1170 murdered Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.

  1. ^ Sudeley, Lord, "Becket's Murderer William de Tracy", in The Sudeleys – Lords of Toddington, London, 1987, OCLC 82268496