About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: Kent
England & France: Cross-Channel Religious Connections
During the dark ages the tribal peoples of Western Europe found a solution for their hatred and fear of one another in their acceptance … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged archaeology, Augustine, Bayham Abbey, Benedictine, Boulogne, Bourgogne, Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Cardinal Wolsey, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Christianity, Cistercian monks, documentary, Dominicans, England, English Channel, Ethelbert, France, Frankish kings, Gaul, Greco-Romano, Henry V111, history, Jesuits, Jules, Katherine of Aragon, Kent, Kings, Lille, Louis X1, L’Hospice Comtesse, Nerviens, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Queen Bertha, Romans, St. Marie du Mont des Cats, St. Omer, Thomas a Becket, tour operators, tourism
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Romans in Kent: The Claudian Invasion
In 43 AD Emperor Claudius planned a major and successful invasion of Britain. In this feature we look at the lighthouses, forts and cities … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged archaeology, Butchery Lane, Canterbury, Classis Britanica, documentary, Dover Castle, Elizabethan, Emperor Claudius, England, Folkstone, France, Gaul, Goths, Greco-Romano, history, Huns, hypocaust, Isle of Thanet, Kent, London, Lymne, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Norman, Pax Romana, Pharos, Portus Lemanis, Reculver, Richborough, Rochester, Romans, Rome, Romney Marsh, Saxon Shore, Thames, Wantsum Channel
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England: Caesar’s Conquests – Invasion of Kent
In 55 BC Caesar and his Roman Legions sailed from Boulogne across the Strait of Dover on an exploratory mission preceding his conquest of … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged archaeology, Britain, Caesar, Deal, documentary, England, France, Gaul, Greco-Romano, history, Kent, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Richborough, Roman legions, Romans, Strait of Dover, Walmer
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England: Whitstable Oysters – A Roman Legacy
When the Romans conquered Britain and established roman rule in Canterbury they also discovered Whitstable, a small fishing village on the Kent coast, and … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Billingsgate, Britain, Canterbury, cholesterol, England, fish, fishing village, Kent, Oysters, Seasalter, United Kingdom, Whitstable
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Emails to my cat-sitter while I travel England
Finally a holiday for Dick and I, the two of us – together! We were in England with visits to family in Cumbria, Liverpool and … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Albion Hotel, alston, barnstaple, Britrail, Broadstairs, Canterbury, coaching inn, Cumbria, Devon, England, george hotel, hexham, Kent, Liverpool, London, lord nelson, marine hotel, pennines, Scotland, south molton, stag inn, tankerton, tarpoley
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England: Tales of Canterbury, Becket and Chaucer.
The Cathedral City of Canterbury is the backdrop for the conflict between King Henry ll and Archbishop Thomas Becket. Becket’s murder in the 12th … Continue reading
Journeys through the British Isles: Castles of Kent
The art of warfare and the history of castle building unfold as the region of Kent in England defends itself through the ages from … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged 1066, Ann Boleyn, Britain, canons, Castles, Deal, Dover, English Channel, forts, French, gunpowder, Henry 8th, heritage properties, Hever, Igtham Mote, Kent, Leeds, moats., motte and bailey, Norman, Reculver, Richborough, Romans, St. Augustus, Stutfall, Tonbridge, Walmer
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