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Stained glass depiction of the murder of Thomas A Becket, 12th centuryStained glass depiction of the murder of Thomas A Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170
Stained glass of St Edward the Confessor, 15th centuryStained glass of St Edward the Confessor in Canterbury Cathedral, 15th century
Bronze escutcheonBronze Celtic Iron Age escutcheon in the shape of a head, possibly used to hold a handle on a bucket. Found at Boughton Aleph in Kent when ploughing. Now at Maidstone Museum in Kent
The murder of Thomas A Becket, 12th centuryStained glass image of the murder of Thomas A Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170
Canterbury Cathedral from the northwest, 6th centuryCanterbury Cathedral from the northwest, the site of the heart of the Church of England, 6th century
Canterbury Cathedral from the west, 6th centuryCanterbury Cathedral from the west, the site of the heart of the Church of England, 6th century
Canterbury Cathedral from the east, 6th centuryCanterbury Cathedral from the east, the site of the heart of the Church of England, 6th century
St Augustines Abbey, 6th centurySt Augustines Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, 6th century
Kits Coty neolithic monument
Roman Pharos, 1st centuryRoman Pharos (lighthouse), 1st century
Door of St Marys Church, 17th centuryDoor of St Marys Church, Patrixbourne, 17th century
St Augustine preaching to King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha, 19th century. Artist: James William Edmund DoyleIllustration of St Augustine preaching to King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha, from a Chronicle of England by James Doyle, printed by Edmund Evans, 19th century
A Roman lighthouse in Dover, 1st centuryA Roman lighthouse (Pharos), in Dover, 1st century
Early British Christian wall-painting on plaster, 2nd centuryA Christian wall-painting on plaster, from the Roman villa at Lullingstone in Kent, 2nd century
Shot of the Big Dig in Canterbury, a major archaeological program
Gold solidus of Honorius, 4th centuryGold solidus of the Roman emperor Honorius (384-423), which was excavated in Richborough in Kent. This was minted in Milan
Stained thirteenth century glass image of King Cnut (985 / 95-1035)Stained glass image of King Cnut from Canterbury Cathedral
Stained glass depiction of King Henry VIII of England, Canterbury CathedralStained glass depiction of Henry VIII (1491-1547), from the Chapter House in Canterbury Cathedral
Twelfth century illustration of the murder of St Thomas-a-Becket (1118-1170) from a psalterIllustration, from a late 12th century psalter, of the murder of St Thomas-a-Becket on the 29th of December 1170. The leader of the murderers is Reginald Fitzurse - note the bear on his shield
Twelfth century illustration of St Dunstan (909-988) as a scribe. He was an Archbishop of CanterburyIllustration, painted at Canterbury, of St Dunstan (909-988) as a scribe, part of a latin commentary on the rule of St Benedict. This piece is from the British Library
Splendid Jem amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, Kent, 1821. Artist: Isaac Robert CruikshankSplendid Jem, once a dashing hero in the Metropolis, recognised by Tom amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, 1821
Canterbury pilgrims, c1420 (19th century). From John Lydgates (1370-1451?) Story of Thebes written c1420 and designed as an addition to Chaucers Canterbury Tales
Capture of St Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1012 (mid 19th century). St Alphege was an English prelate who became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1006
Alfred Austin (1835-1913), British poet, c1903Alfred Austin (1835-1913) British poet laureate from 1896. Austin became Poet Laureate in 1896. He is pictured sitting at home at Swinford Old Manor, Ashford, Kent
St Augustine of Canterbury (d604). Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory I to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. He is seen here preaching before Ethelbert (552)
Paleolithic hand-axe of the Acheulian type, from Swakscombe, Kent. From the British Museums collection
Pigeons used by Charles Darwin at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England, 1887Pigeons used by Charles Darwin during his work on theory of descent, at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England, 1887 Wood engraving
The house at Farnham, Kent, in which William Cobbett was born, 1763 (1834)The house at Farnham, Kent, in which Cobbett was born. William Cobbett (1763-1835), English writer, champion of the poor and radical politician. Print published London 1834
Detail of a Psalter: the Magi follow the Star, c1140. Probably illuminated in Canterbury c1140
Walls of the Roman port of Richborough, 1st centuryWalls of the Roman port of Richborough in Kent, 1st century
Scene from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, 1849-1850. Artist: Hablot Knight BrowneScene from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, 1849-1850. The orphaned David Copperfield, having run away from his poverty-ridden London existence
Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Sandwich, 14 March 1194, (c1880). Artist: William Heysham OverendRichard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Sandwich in Kent, 14 March 1194, (c1880). Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), was the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Arrowheads, magazine cover, Sandwich, 1927
Stacey Kent, 2009. Artist: Alan John AinsworthStacey Kent Quintet, Middlesborough Town Hall, April 2009
Jacques Loussier, 2006. Artist: Alan John AinsworthJacques Loussier, Jacques Loussier Play Bach Quartet, 2006
Trudy Kerr, 2008. Artist: Alan John AinsworthTrudy Kerr Trio with Jan Lundgren and Geoff Gascoyne, 2008
Geoff Gascoyne, 2008. Artist: Alan John AinsworthGeoff Gascoyne, Trudy Kerr Trio with Jan Lundgren and Geoff Gascoyne, 2008