Monday, May 20, 2024

Canterbury Cathedral

Founded in 597 AD, the cathedral is part of a World Heritage Site. It has been rebuilt many times over the years, due to fires and expansions from pilgrims.


Before the English Reformation, the cathedral had been a Benedictine monastery since the 900s. On orders of Henry VIII, the shrine to St Thomas Becket was destroyed after the cathedral changed.
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Canterbury Cathedral

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