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Romans, Saxons and Jutes first entered England through Kent. Julius Caesar first landing in 55 BC. The oldest evidence of tools and weapons used by human hands were found in Kent. Paleolithic Mesolithic and Neolithic peoples all settled in Kent.In the year 597 AD St Augustine, at the behest of Pope Gregory, first brought Christianity to England ...
Jul 21, 2010 · Uncovering Norman history in Kent. After the death of Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson seized control provoking a furious William of Normandy to sail cross the Channel. Kent was one of the first counties in England to feel the effects of the Norman invasion. In 1066, Duke William of Normandy sailed across the English Channel from France ...
History of Kent. This article is about the county in England. For the city in the United States, see History of Kent, Ohio. County of Kent, showing lathes and hundreds, in 1832. Kent is a traditional county in South East England with long-established human occupation.
Aug 12, 2019 · The first bridge across to the island was built in 1483, and as late as the mid 1700s you could get a ferry from Sandwich across. Over the course of the last millenium, the channel has silted up and closed, with the shingles being built up enough to connect Thanet to the rest of Kent. Although in 1953, the island was cut off again temporarily ...
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3 days ago · Quick Reference. Kent was founded, according to tradition, in the middle of the 5th cent. by two brothers of Jutish origin, Hengist and Horsa, who came to Britain to protect the native inhabitants against the Picts and Scots, turned against their paymasters, and won a kingdom for themselves. Kingship was not always unitary, and there were two ...
May 17, 2018 · Kent, kingdom of. Kent was founded, according to tradition, in the middle of the 5th cent. by two brothers of Jutish origin, Hengist and Horsa, who came to Britain to protect the native inhabitants against the Picts and Scots, turned against their paymasters, and won a kingdom for themselves. Archaeology and evidence from place-names (the name ...
Aug 10, 2020 · 835: Area becomes known as ‘Cent’ (Kent) 1067: Designated a semi-autonomous county palatine. c1201: Death of William of Perth in Rochester, patron saint of adopted children. 1381: Kent features prominently in the Peasants’ Revolt. c1400: Publication of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.
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