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History of Canterbury

Can you identify these people and events having some relation to the city of Canterbury in England?
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Last updated: September 6, 2022
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Iron Age tribe inhabiting the area, gave their name to the Roman name of Canterbury
Cantiaci
Name of Cantebury under the Romans
Durovernum Cantiacorum
Oldest parish church in England and oldest church building still in use as such (name the saint)
St. Martin's
6th century queen, a Frankish Christian, considered influential to the christianisation of the Anglo-Saxons
Bertha of Kent
King of Kent (589-616) who converted to Christianity, husband of ^
Aethelbert I
Monk who became the first Archbishop, called 'Apostle to the English', founded an abbey
Augustine
Archbishop Alphege was captured in 1011 and subsequently killed. By what group of attackers?
Vikings
Canterbury Castle was built to guard the route from London to what town/port?
Dover
Archbishop and Lord Chancellor killed in the Peasants' Revolt
Simon Sudbury
Archbishop killed by knights in the Cathedral in the course of a conflict with Henry II
Thomas Becket
Author of the 14th century 'Canterbury Tales', about a group of pilgrims
Geoffrey Chaucer
The only king buried in Canterbury Cathedral
Henry IV
'Nun of Kent', executed for prophesying against Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth Barton
Former Lord Chancellor executed by Henry VIII, whose head is supposed to be buried in St. Dunstan's Church
Thomas More
Daughter of ^, stole his head off London Bridge, first non-royal woman to publish a translation, the gate to her house still remains
Margaret Roper
King's School claims to be the oldest-running school in Britain. Its refounding under the current name refers to which king?
Henry VIII
16th century playwright born in Canterbury, best known for 'Edward II' and 'Tamburlaine'
Christopher Marlowe
King, later executed, who had his honeymoon and marriage consummation at St. Augustine's
Charles I
Author of Restoration drama, first known woman to have made a living by her writing, born somewhere in the vicinity of Canterbury
Aphra Behn
19th century artist Thomas Sydney Cooper is primarily associated with painting what species of animal?
Cow
Children's artist best known for the creation of 'Rupert Bear', born and died in Canterbury
Mary Tourtel
Much of the city was destroyed in these 1942 bombings, named after a German guide book
Baedeker Blitz
Treaty of Canterbury (1986) was an agreement between the UK and France leading to the construction of what?
Channel Tunnel
Only survivor of Canterbury's seven city gates, largest surviving city gate in England
Westgate
A building on the High Street marks 1573 when Elizabeth I is supposed to have stayed there. What does this building house today? (Give either the name or the type of establishment)
Caffe Nero
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NigelS
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Level 95
Sep 6, 2022
Excellent quiz!
richiesyxx
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Level 72
Feb 21, 2024
Lol, I spent a long time trying to think what that building would have been used for in the sixteenth century. I half-arsed-ly typed in Caffè Nero with seconds to go, didn’t actually think that would be the answer though! Lol. I got 22/25 which doesn’t seem bad, unless you know that I’m a History graduate…. Even worse when I tell you that I studied history at the University of Kent in, er, Canterbury…
JonOfKent
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Level 56
Feb 22, 2024
I like it!

Can we maybe allow just "Durovernum"? The "Cantiacorum" is saying where it is rather than a necessary part of the name - like insisting on "Newcastle upon Tyne" rather than just "Newcastle"

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