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A richly illustrated history exploring life in Kent. This book tells the amazing story of Kent from earliest times to the modern day. Some of the pivotal moments in the Garden of England’s history are recalled, including invasions from Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans. It has seen the Black Death, the Peasants’ Revolt, the Swing Riots and, more recently, audacious escapades by suffragettes in the battle for Votes for Women. The story is brought right up to date with the challenges faced by traditional industries and the transformation of cross-Channel travel. The resilient people of Kent have taken it all in their stride and this story encompasses how they lived, worked and played through hundreds of years of colourful history.
9th July, 2024 in Local & Family History
Kent truly is the gateway into England and the whole of the history of this “Sceptred Isle” has passed through the ancient kingdom of Kent. Its very name goes back into the mists of time. A Greek traveller who sailed the Channel twenty four centuries ago recorded in his records t…
21st August, 2017 in History, Local & Family History, Women in History
On Monday 20 April 1534, a twenty-eight-year-old Benedictine nun was taken from her cell in the Tower of London, stripped of her religious habit and bound hand and foot to a hurdle. She was dragged behind a horse for five miles through London’s filthy streets to Tyburn, where she…
