Canterbury Archive

600,000-Year-Old Finds Reveal Canterbury Was Home To Britain’s Earliest Humans

AncientPages.com | June 22, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeological discoveries made on the outskirts of Canterbury, Kent (England) confirm the presence of early humans in southern Britain between 560,000 and 620,000

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On This Day In History: William Laud Archbishop Of Canterbury Beheaded – On Jan 10, 1645

AncientPages.com | January 10, 2017

AncientPages.com - On January 10, 1645, William Laud, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was executed at Tower Hill in London, England. Laud (1573 – 11645) was the Archbishop of Canterbury

Murder Of Archbishop Thomas Becket: One Of Most Famous Crimes Of Middle Ages

AncientPages.com | January 6, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - "Can someone make sure I get rid of this troublesome priest?" These were the words the king of England, Henry II shouted out