[23] In 1381, during Wat Tyler's Peasants' Revolt, the castle and Archbishop's Palace were sacked, and Archbishop Sudbury was beheaded in London. Canterbury (/ ˈ k æ n t ə b r i / (), /-b ɛr i /) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, England.It lies on the River Stour.. [119] It is home to three universities, together with several other higher education institutions and colleges; at the 2001 census, 22% of the population aged 16–74 were full-time students, compared with 7% throughout England.[120]. The documented history of the school only began after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, when the school acquired its present name, referring to Henry VIII.

Ninety-five percent of residents were recorded as white; the largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 1.8% of the population. St Augustine's Abbey, the 14th richest in England at the time, was surrendered to the Crown, and its church and cloister were levelled.

North Lane station was the southern terminus of the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway between 1830 and 1846. [130][131] The Canterbury Extra is owned by the KM Group and also has a circulation of about 55,000. Notable alumni of the University of Kent include: In November 2012, Rowan Williams was awarded Freedom of the City for his work as Archbishop of Canterbury between 2003 and 2012. The Corona and the Trinity Chapel have exquisite stained-glass windows, some of which date from the 12th and 13th centuries. [64] This made the district the second largest economy in Kent. In 2011, the Christchurch quake surpassed that – with a 6.3 magnitude and a death toll of 185, this was New Zealand’s worst natural disaster in terms of human lives lost since 1931. There is relatively little rainfall throughout the year. [15] In 597, Pope Gregory the Great sent Augustine to convert its King Æthelberht to Christianity. As a result, Canterbury itself had to change to accommodate the many pilgrims who came to Becket’s shrine within the cathedral. It was built in 1817 and worked until 1890; it is now a house conversion.

[99] The Marlowe Theatre is also used for many musical performances, such as Don McLean in 2007,[100] and Fairport Convention in 2008. Canterbury (/ˈkæntəbri/ (listen), /-bɛri/)[3] is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, England. One of the other main roads through Canterbury is the A28 from Ashford to Ramsgate and Margate. Updates?

The redeveloped Marlowe Theatre is (at the time of writing) the largest theatre in the region, offering touring productions and concerts. Punts and rowed river boats are available for hire in Canterbury. [13] Between 1830 and 1900, the city's population grew from 15,000 to 24,000.

The Canterbury & Whitstable was the first regular passenger steam railway in the world. Previous work in the nave limited the length and width that Yeveley could work to.

The Marlowe Theatre can be seen from many points throughout the city centre, considering it is the only modern and tall structure. [39] 119 civilian lives were lost through enemy action in the borough. Historical events in 1173.

Canterbury is in east Kent, about 55 miles (89 km) east-southeast of London. It was originally thought that this chair was the one used by St. Augustine as his cathedra, but it is now accepted that the chair came about during the time when the choir was reconstructed. Rebuilding of the city centre eventually began 10 years after the war. [19] Remembering the destruction caused by the Danes, the inhabitants of Canterbury did not resist William the Conqueror's invasion in 1066. [12], Despite being counted as one of the 28 cities of Sub-Roman Britain,[8][9] it seems that after the Romans left Britain in 410 Durovernum Cantiacorum was abandoned for around 100 years, except by a few farmers and gradually decayed. The monk Eadmer described how the cathedral looked before the fire of 1067 and how it looked after the rebuilding was completing under the supervision of Lanfranc. The group runs a special 'Unibus' service, with the buses running on 100% bio fuel from the city centre to the University of Kent.[118]. [79], Canterbury Heritage Museum housed many exhibits, including the Rupert Bear Museum. The geology of the area consists mainly of brickearth overlying chalk. Learn more about Canterbury, including its history. [77] St Martin's Mill is the only surviving mill out of the six known to have stood in Canterbury. St John's Church of England Primary School was founded as a Board School in 1876. [96] Ian Dury, front man of the 70's rock band Ian Dury and the Blockheads, taught Fine Art at UCA Canterbury[97] and also performed in the city in the early incarnation of his band Kilburn and the High Roads. This timeline of Sheffield history summarises key events in the history of Sheffield, a city in England.The origins of the city can be traced back to the founding of a settlement in a clearing beside the River Sheaf in the second half of the 1st millennium AD.