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…….
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………….
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……..