In his years as archbishop, Anselm had the eastern end of the cathedral torn down to make way for a huge decorative crypt. Overshadowing it, another large choir with ambulatory was then built over the crypt, consecrated in 1130. 4 Forty years later, in 1170, King Henry II and Archbishop Thomas Becket argued over the rights and privileges of the church. Not long after, Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered inside the church on the orders of King Henry II. While Becket was canonized, Pope Alexandra declared the murdered priest a saint. 3 This was a seminal event in Canterbury's history which took place soon after the cathedral's importance as a center of pilgrimage increased significantly. Later, within a year, the cathedral was hit by fire for the third time. The Romanesque choir was demolished while fortunately the two eastern towers and most of the eastern transepts survived.