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'''Kent''' is the most south-easterly [[county]] in [[England]], south of the river [[Thames]] and east of [[Sussex]]. |
'''Kent''' is the most south-easterly [[county]] in [[England]], south of the river [[Thames]] and east of [[Sussex]]. |
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Its name originates from the [[Celt|Celtic]] tribe, the ''Cantiaci'', who were living there when [[Julius Caesar]] invaded in 43BC. Later, by the [[6th century]], when the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] had retreated from [[Britain]], the people there were the ''Cantwara'', the "people of Kent". |
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The [[Jute]]s sub-divided Kent into 7 |
The [[Jute]]s sub-divided Kent into 7 ''lathes''; otherwise the county was traditionally divided at Gillingham, into an Eastern and a Western half. |
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Historically Kent is "famous", as holding |
Historically Kent is "famous", as holding [[Canterbury]], site of the [[cathedral]] of the senior of the two [[England|English]] [[archbishop]]s, Dover [[Castle]], the "[[gatehouse]] of England", and the castle of Rochester, which controlled the road to [[London]], and was [[seige|beseiged]] and taken by [[King]] [[John Lackland|John]] during the 1215 rebellion. |
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 27 May 2006
Kent is the most south-easterly county in England, south of the river Thames and east of Sussex.
Its name originates from the Celtic tribe, the Cantiaci, who were living there when Julius Caesar invaded in 43BC. Later, by the 6th century, when the Romans had retreated from Britain, the people there were the Cantwara, the "people of Kent".
The Jutes sub-divided Kent into 7 lathes; otherwise the county was traditionally divided at Gillingham, into an Eastern and a Western half.
Historically Kent is "famous", as holding Canterbury, site of the cathedral of the senior of the two English archbishops, Dover Castle, the "gatehouse of England", and the castle of Rochester, which controlled the road to London, and was beseiged and taken by King John during the 1215 rebellion.
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