Details
Date: Saturday 26 April 2025, 10:00-11:00
Venue: The Buttermarket | CT1 2HW
Social History
Tickets: £10/person per event in person
Discount: for those buying 10 or more tickets in one transaction, then each ticket is £8/person per event in person. Student ticket (does not apply to the Archives, Hospital or Church), £2/person/per event with a max of 5% for any of the talks.
Professor Paul Bennett
As the recently retired Director of Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Paul has overseen numerous archaeological excavations both in this country and abroad. In addition to his main interest in the archaeology of Kent, he is an expert in classical Libyan civilisation, having worked in the country over several decades. More recently, he has expanded his overseas interests to northern Iraq, investigating the region’s prehistory. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge regarding Canterbury’s archaeology and history, and his passion for the subject has inspired professionals and amateurs alike, which was recognised in 2017 when he was awarded an MBE.
About the event
Starting at the heart of Tudor Canterbury where civic and ecclesiastical space meet, this guided tour of the Buttermarket and its environs will explore the city’s history at this crucial period in Canterbury’s history. For pilgrimage to Becket’s shrine still mattered to city and cathedral alike, but other influences were also coming into play, and the influence of the English Renaissance was part of the city’s development under Henry VII and the young Henry VIII.
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