In the 12th century , when the house consisted of little more than the pele tower , it was owned by the de Morville family ( one of the more infamous members of this family , Hugh de Morville , was one of the four knights who murdered Thomas ? ¡ Becket in Ceterbury Cathedral in 1170 ) .
After Thomas Becket 's death , his body was stashed in the de Morville family home .