History of Kent
Kent is a traditional county in South East England with long-established human occupation. == Prehistoric Kent == Kent has been occupied since the Lower Palaeolithic as finds from the quarries at Fordwich and Swanscombe attest.
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HistoryAnglican saintsPeople from the City of LondonHistory of Catholicism in England, English Roman Catholic saints12th-century Christian saintsBattles and military actions in LondonDeaths by stabbing in England, People murdered in England, English murder victimsLord chancellorsRebellions in medieval England
The Peasants' Revolt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 - “When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the Gentleman?"
16 November 2006
Featuring: Miri Rubin, Caroline Barron, Alastair Dunn
Thomas Becket
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Becket, chancellor turned archbishop, who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral and whose tomb became a centre of pilgrimage across Europe.
14 December 2017
Featuring: Laura Ashe, Michael Staunton, Danica Summerlin