His only known relative was a nephew, Geoffrey, to whom Roger gave the offices of provost of Beverley Minster and archdeacon of York.

Becket supposedly was involved in the cover-up afterwards, by arranging with Hilary of Chichester and John of Coutances for Roger to swear an oath that he was innocent.

[3] It was while Roger was Theobald's clerk that he made lasting friendships with Gilbert Foliot and Hugh de Puiset.

This council condemned some of Gilbert de la Porrée's teachings and consecrated Foliot as Bishop of Hereford.

[8] Pope Alexander III named Roger a papal legate in February 1164, but his powers did not include the city of Canterbury or anything to do with Archbishop Becket.

Later, the pope rescinded the permission, but consistently refused to give primacy to either Canterbury or York in their struggles.

[12] Roger did not like monks, and William of Newburgh said that he often referred to the foundation of Fountains Abbey as the worst mistake of Archbishop Thurstan's episcopate.

(Traditionally, the ceremony is performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury) This was a new practice for England, but was a custom of the Capetian kings of France, which Henry decided to imitate.

[9] Also present at the coronation were the bishops of London, Salisbury, Exeter, Chester, Rochester, St Aspah, Llandaff, Durham, Bayeux, Évreux and Sées.

The only English bishops absent seem to have been Winchester, Norwich, Worcester, and, of course, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was in exile.

[18] Roger's and his fellow bishops' stories to Henry are often cited as the spark that touched off the king's anger at Becket and led to his martyrdom.

[18] Pope Alexander III suspended Roger because he was implicated in Becket's death, but was restored to office on 16 December 1171.