The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with James Dickinson.

This talk deals with the history of the city from Roman times up to the end of the Middle Ages. It particularly concentrates on Canterbury's role as a centre of pilgrimage given the murder there of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 before the High Altar. The talk deals with the nature of pilgrimage to the city as immortalised in Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales', where the pilgrims stayed and how they marked their visit to Becket's shrine in the cathedral.

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Topic: The Ancient City of Canterbury

Time: Apr 30, 2026 07:00 PM London

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82325194210

Meeting ID: 823 2519 4210