Found isolated and alone in the Kentish soil, and now residing in The Beaney is a creature so legendary it has been part of folklore since early antiquity. Made from gold and reduced to miniature, the creature’s small size does nothing to diminish its marvel. In Old English (or Anglo Saxon, from whence this […]
When the Palace of Westminster was being rebuilt after the fire of 1834, it was decided to include in the House of Lords a series of statues representing the barons associated with the Magna Carta....
Shortly after 410 AD, a hoard of treasure was buried near the London Gate within Canterbury's city walls. Its owner no doubt hoped for safer days to return but for whatever reason the owner didn’t return and the treasure lay unclaimed for 15 centuries.
When a mosaic pavement, with geometrical flower patterns and interlaced borders, was found in the aftermath of the Canterbury blitz bombings, archaeologists knew these had to be the remains of a very large and costly Roman town house.
In the 1970s an excavation within Canterbury’s city walls unearthed something so unusual it remains a mystery to this day. When archaeologists dug down they discovered the grave of two Roman cavalry soldiers. However, this was no ordinary grave and suspicions over the cause of death were raised. Unknowingly, archaeologists had just unearthed a real Roman Murder Mystery.
