Canterbury
London: Longman Young Books, 1970. Roberts, Doreen. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Item #2331001
First UK edition. Jacket edges rubbed, jacket base stained. Top page ridge lightly foxed.
223 pp. Illustrated by Doreen Roberts. When St. Augustine established his cathedral at Canterbury in 597 the city was already an ancient settlement, and the capital of the most highly civilized kingdom in Anglo-Saxon England. Enriched by gifts from kings and saints the cathedral grew in wealth and in beauty. Eight hundred years ago Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered there; his shrine soon became the principal place of pilgrimage, and continued through all the years of the Middle Ages to bring further fame and prosperity to cathedral and city alike. When Becket's shrine was destroyed at the Reformation Canterbury suffered a setback--but it soon revived as skilled immigrants, escaping religious persecution in Europe, settled in the city and influenced it's industrial development. Today Canterbury, battered by time and damaged in war, serves the needs of modern pilgrims. Some come from around the world to visit the great and historical cathedral, the headquarters of the English Church; others make a shorter journey from the Kentish countryside to use the busy shopping centre. - jacket
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