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  • Welcome to Canterbury ! width:640;;height:479
  • The first thing we could see in Canterbury is the beautiful Cathedral's gate : Christchurch Gate. width:360;;height:480
  • Marvellous Cathedral at night. width:640;;height:480
  • The cathedral of Canterbury. width:640;;height:480
  • The impressive architecture of the cathedral's inside. width:640;;height:480
  • Thomas Becket was assassinated there. This place is in the cathedral in Canterbury.Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He was in conflict with Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church and was assassinated by knights of the king in Canterbury Cathedral. Soon after his death he was declared a saint by Pope Alexander III. width:640;;height:480
  • On December 29th, 1170, four knights, Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Moreville, William de Tracy, and Richard le Breton, met in an inn near Canterbury Cathedral to prepare the murder of Thomas Becket . The place where the knights met is today known as Conquest House. width:640;;height:480
  • Becket's shrine soon became the most important place in the country for pilgrims to visit. width:640;;height:480
  • Indeed, soon after Becket was assassinated , a lot of pilgrims came from all over the world to pray on his shrine . Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales in which he told the stories of these pilgrims. This picture refers to one of these tales which is displayed in the Canterbury Tales Museum. width:640;;height:480
  • This strange tilted house, which is in Catenbury, became a shop in 1647. width:360;;height:480
  • Of course we were very nice ! width:640;;height:480
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