Canterbury Cathedral - World Heritage and site of the murder of Thomas Beckett

Visit to Canterbury

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June 9th 2015
Woken in the night by the wind outside and sure enough when we got up in the morning, the lovely early summer weather we’ve enjoyed so far had vanished to be replaced by very cloudy skies and an icy wind. Not pleased, had quite enough of freezing wind-chill throughout May and had hoped for better things now we are into June and much further south. Back to cold weather gear as Bob got th ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more