▁Ang lo - N orm ans ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁Ireland ▁accepting ▁his ▁rule . ▁However , ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁W inds or ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 5 , ▁under ▁which ▁R ory ▁O ' Con nor ▁would ▁be ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁the ▁high ▁king ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁giving ▁hom age ▁to ▁Henry ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁stability ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁on ▁his ▁beh alf , ▁meant ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁little ▁direct ▁control . ▁ ▁Henry ▁saw ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁re - est ab lish ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁his ▁rights ▁over ▁the ▁Church ▁in ▁England ▁by ▁re assert ing ▁the ▁privileges ▁held ▁by ▁Henry ▁I ▁when ▁The ob ald , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁died , ▁by ▁appoint ing ▁his ▁friend , ▁Thomas ▁Be cket ▁to ▁the ▁post . ▁Henry ▁had ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁the ▁church ▁over ▁whether ▁b ish ops ▁could ▁ex communic ate ▁royal ▁officials ▁without ▁his ▁permission ▁and ▁whether ▁he ▁could ▁try ▁cler ics ▁without ▁them ▁appe aling ▁to ▁Rome . ▁However , ▁Be cket ▁opposed ▁Henry ' s ▁Constitution s ▁of ▁Clar end on ▁and ▁fled ▁into ▁ex ile . ▁Rel ations ▁later ▁improved , ▁allowing ▁Be cket ' s ▁return , ▁but ▁soon ▁sou red ▁again ▁when ▁Be cket ▁saw ▁the ▁crow ning ▁as ▁cor eg ent ▁of ▁Henry ' s ▁son ▁by ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁York ▁as ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁his ▁authority ▁and ▁ex communic ated ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁off ended ▁him . ▁On ▁hearing ▁the ▁news ▁Henry ▁utter