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Early History

Canterbury is a mere whippersnapper of an upstart in terms of the early history of the area; less than a mile north of Howfield, for instance, rises the ancient fort at Bigbury Hill…….

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Church & King

Chartham, along with many other places in Kent, is mentioned in a Charter by Edward the Confessor of 1052 and the language of “Judas and perdition” suggests………….

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Later History

Sir Christopher Hales was a powerful figure in the Tudor court. He appeared for the king as Attorney General in the trials of Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More John Fisher and……..