Editing Richard of Dover (section)

==Early life==
[[File:Canterbury Cathedral 092 Murder of St Thomas.JPG|thumb|left|A stained glass window depicting the murder of Thomas Becket, in Canterbury Cathedral.]]
Richard was born in [[Normandy]] and became a [[monk]] at [[Canterbury]],<ref name=Knowles88>Knowles, et al. ''Heads of Religious Houses'' p. 88</ref> and a chaplain to [[Theobald of Bec]], the Archbishop of Canterbury.<ref name=Bartlett401>Bartlett ''England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings'' p. 401</ref><ref name=DNB/> At some point, he received an education, but it is not known where or who he studied with. The first notice of him in history is as a monk at Christ Church.<ref name=DNB/> He was a colleague of Thomas Becket while they both worked for Theobald. In 1157, he was appointed prior of [[Dover Priory|St. Martin's]] priory in [[Dover]]. St. Martin's was a [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] [[priory]] and a dependent house of Christ Church Cathedral Priory in Canterbury, the [[cathedral chapter]] of the archbishops of Canterbury.<ref name=Knowles88/> Right before Becket's death Becket employed Richard to meet with [[Henry the Young King]], but was unsuccessful in the attempt.<ref name=Becket230>Barlow ''Thomas Becket'' p. 230</ref> After Becket's death, Richard took charge of Becket's body and arranged for immediate burial in Canterbury Cathedral.<ref name=Becket249>Barlow ''Thomas Becket'' p. 249</ref>