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Dec 12, 2021 · The City of Canterbury is amazing and it's history is off the charts. From Roman walls to gateway Westgate towers, you cannot help but step back in time in this beautiful historic city in Kent.
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- Darren John
Canterbury is just one of those cities not to be missed! We'll show you the best things to see in Canterbury, as we walk the city and tell you some of the hi...
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- MemorySeekers
Jan 15, 2023 · In this Canterbury travel guide, we show you everything you need to know to help you plan and experience the best Canterbury has to offer. Learn how to get here and get around, what there is to...
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- Curious Trip
- Early Canterbury
- Medieval Canterbury
- Renaissance Canterbury
- Modern Canterbury
- A Timeline of Canterbury
Canterbury started as an Iron Age settlement. It was an important centre for the local Celtic tribe, the Cantiaci in the first century AD. In 43 AD the Romans invaded Britain. Late in the 1st century, they took over the Celtic settlement and rebuilt it. The Romans called the new town Durovernum Cantiacorum. They laid out the new streets in a grid p...
After the Romans left Britain in 407 AD town life broke down and Canterbury was probably abandoned. There may have been a few farmers living inside the walls and growing crops or raising animals but Canterbury ceased to be a town. Then in 597 AD, the Pope sent Augustine with some monks to convert the Saxons. The king of Kent, Ethelbert, was married...
The Old Weavers House was erected in 1507. Christchurch Cathedral Gateway was built in 1517. Henry VIII closed the abbey and the 3 friaries in Canterbury. He also put an end to the cult of Thomas Becket. Despite the loss of pilgrims, Canterbury remained a large and important town with a population of perhaps 5,000 people in 1600. Henry’s daughter M...
The railway reached Canterbury in 1830 and an art school opened in 1867. However, during the 19th century, Canterbury remained a quiet market town. Its old importance was completely gone as the new industrial towns of the north and midlands mushroomed. During the 20th Century Canterbury continued to grow slowly. Westgate Museum opened in 1906. Then...
1st Century AD The Romans take over an Iron Age settlement and build a town at Canterbury 407 The Romans leave Britain and afterward, Canterbury is probably abandoned 603 Canterbury is chosen to be the seat of the first archbishop 630 Canterbury is a flourishing little town with its own mint 851 Canterbury is raided by the Danes 1011 The Danes burn...
From the late sixteenth century, Canterbury played host to thousands of Huguenot (Protestant) refugees fleeing persecution in France and the Low Countries. Skilled weavers and other craftsmen, the newcomers made an important contribution to the city's economy.
Canterbury has been a European pilgrimage site of major importance for over 800 years since the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170. Today it is one of the most beautiful and historic cities in England.
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Canterbury Catherdral, one of the oldest and most historic Christian sturctues in England, mother church of the Anglican Communion, and seat of the archbishop of Canterbury, orginially established by St. Augustine of Canterbury, in Canterbury, Kent, England.
