Canterbury features [40]
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Canterbury features [40]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 8 Sep 2021
Standing in Martyrs' Field Road is this monument to 41 Kentish martyrs. This stone obelisk, surmounted by a cross, was erected by public subscription in 1899. It occupies the site of a stake where 41 Kentish Protestants were burnt to death in the reign of Queen Mary (1555-1558). See also Image and Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334303 Canterbury is a small historic city on the River Stour in Kent, some 54 miles southeast of London. Occupied since prehistoric times, it became an important Roman city. In 672, the see of Canterbury gained authority over the entire English Church. After the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the cathedral in 1170, pilgrims from all parts of Christendom came to visit his shrine until the Dissolution. Today, Canterbury is a popular tourist destination and one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom. The city has a substantial student population, with four university campuses.
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