Memorials of Old Kent: With Many Illustrations (Classic Reprint)

Memorials of Old Kent: With Many Illustrations (Classic Reprint)
ISBN-10
1332310478
ISBN-13
9781332310470
Category
Social Science
Pages
472
Language
English
Published
2015-08-05
Author
P. H. Ditchfield

Description

Excerpt from Memorials of Old Kent: With Many Illustrations The prominent position of Kent among the English counties is universally admitted. For many centuries it has been the high road of communication between the southern half of Britain (including London) and the Continent, and it would be remarkable if it did not possess a past full of historical associations. Quite early in the Christian era - and, indeed, in pre-historic times - Kent was the centre of civilization and industrial activity. These are points which are too well known to require anything more than the slightest reference in this place, but they are sufficient, it is hoped, to excuse some of the omissions in this volume of Memorials. It was, of course, impossible to deal with every phase of Kent's ancient and brilliant story, and the Editors have, therefore, endeavoured to make such a selection of subjects as would fairly represent some of the more important and noteworthy features. They have been particularly fortunate, they feel, in securing the assistance of writers whose special qualifications and researches have enabled them to write monographs of real and permanent value. The monastic, ecclesiastical, military, social, and political sides have all received attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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