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F. F. Smith's 1929 work A History of Rochester quotes a 1735 glossary by the Rev. Samuel Pegge on the subject: A Man of Kent and a Kentish Man is an expression often used but the explanation has been given in various ways. Some say that a Man of Kent is a term of high honour while a Kentish Man denotes but an ordinary person.
Roman fort wall at Regulbium. In the Romano-British period, the area of modern Kent that lay east of the River Medway was a civitas known as Cantiaca. [1] Its name had been taken from an older Common Brittonic place-name, Cantium ("corner of land" or "land on the edge") used in the preceding pre-Roman Iron Age, although the extent of this tribal area is unknown.
Kent has four universities: Canterbury Christ Church University with campuses throughout East Kent; University of Kent, with campuses in Canterbury and Medway; University of Greenwich (a London University), with sites at Woolwich, Eltham, London and Medway; the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) also has three of its five campuses in the ...
The Faversham Society was established in 1962, and is one of the oldest civic societies in the UK. It owns and manages the Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre as its headquarters. [83] The Centre hosts a large museum depicting the town's history and culture and hosts the town's Visitor Information Centre, including a bookshop. [84]
[citation needed] He was a notable man in Kent history as he led his warriors into battle screaming and shouting. At the time of the Norman Conquest , Gillingham was given to the half-brother of William I of England , Odo, Bishop of Bayeux , who rebuilt the parish church at Gillingham and constructed an Archbishop's Palace on land bordered by ...
The history of Maidstone and its environs goes as far back as Mesolithic times. It has seen settlement by the Romans and the Normans and played a role in pivotal moments of English history such as the Peasants' Revolt and the English Civil War. It has also hosted an Army barracks since Napoleonic times and was an important centre for Kent's ...
History of Ramsgate; Ramsgate Lifeboat Station; HMS Restoration (1678) History of Rochester, Kent; Rolling stock of the Kent & East Sussex Railway (heritage) Romney Marsh; Romney Marshes Area IDB; Royal Military Canal
Folkestone's history has been shaped by its location within the natural landscape. It sits near the North Downs Trackway, which provided a natural track from the narrowest part of the English Channel to the important religious complexes at Avebury and Stonehenge in Wiltshire, where it is known as the Harroway. [4]