It was quite a day to see the King crowned on Sunday. By Monday, though, we were back into action. I had chosen to go to Canterbury. On the bus, Nicola Tallis spoke to us about Canterbury, as the town has a lot of significance in and of itself. Then Michael Jones, who is quite a prolific historian, spoke about the Black Prince, a medieval king, the eldest son of Richard III. He is Michael’s favorite historical subject, and he has just written a book on him. When we got to Canterbury Cathedral, where the black Prince is buried, I bought Michael's book and he signed it for me. Another book. Allen is going to kill me! Canterbury Cathedral is also where Thomas Beckett was murdered, and I had always wanted to see that. It was a moving site.
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| Canterbury pictures |
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| Thomas Becket's place of stabbing |
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| The grave of the Black Prince is in Canterbury |
On the bus back to the castle, Nicola talked about the Beauforts and Michael Jones talked about Henry V. Much of this history I did not know but it still was very interesting. That night there was a chef's table buffet.
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