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Canterbury, known then as Cantwara-burh, or 'the fortified town of the Men of Kent', became the capital of the new kingdom from the sixth century onwards. It was the main residence of King Ethelbert from around AD 590.
- One: The Past Is History
- Two: The City from A Different Perspective
- Three: St Augustine and The Birthplace of Christianity
- Four: Journeys Underground and Pilgrimages
Take a walking tour of Canterbury with an official guide (Tel 01227 459779) finishing at the Visitor Information Centre in the Buttermarket. From there it’s a short stroll across to the Canterbury Heritage Museum in Stour Street and where you can see the city’s 2000-year history – from Romans to Rupert Bear – unfold. Enjoy a hearty lunch at a local...
Walk along the city walls to the ruins of Canterbury Castlein Castle Street. Stroll down Castle Street to the High Street, stopping en route for a cappuccino at Castle Arts Gallery and Café. Then on to the Visitor Information Centre in the Buttermarket (Cathedral Entrance) to pick up a Queen Bertha’s trail leaflet and perhaps buy a few postcards an...
Follow the special St Augustine walking tour offered by the Guild of Guides (must be pre-booked, see page 25) ending at St Augustine’s Abbey. Enjoy lunch in a local pub or restaurant and then head back into the city centre and enjoy a stroll around the cathedral precincts and a visit to the cathedral. Enjoy a cream tea in one of the nearby coffee s...
Explore the hidden Roman Canterburythat exists beneath street level with a visit to the Roman Museum in Butchery Lane. Then travel forward in time at the Canterbury Tales Visitor Attraction, where you can experience the sights, sounds and smells of medieval Canterbury in the company of Chaucer’s band of pilgrims. Have lunch in one of the excellent ...
Mar 14, 2021 · Early 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.
Canterbury History Facts and Timeline (Canterbury, Kent, England, UK) First established by the Romans 2,000 years ago, the Kentish cathedral city and former pilgrimage destination of Canterbury is best known for its long involvement in the religious, political and secular history of England.
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.
William II appointed Anselm, abbott of Caen, as the new Archbishop of Canterbury in March. 1097 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Anselm, was exiled by William II for deciding to visit the Pope without Royal permission.
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The origin of the city is said by Jeffry of Monmouth, the author of the British History, to be much older, even than Rome itself; for he writes, that one Rud-hudibras, or Lud-hudibras, a king of the Britons, founded this city almost nine hundred years before our Saviour's incarnation; (fn. 5) but as this writer is exploded, and his story deemed ...
