Shrine of St Thomas Becket Digitally Reconstructed
A shrine to St Thomas Becket who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral 850 years ago has been reconstructed using CGI. The memorial was built in
9 July 2020
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MAP#73: The Canterbury Tales: The Miller’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories written Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387–1400. The tales are presented as part of a story-telling contest by
12 March 2017
Canterbury Cathedral’s medieval window frame restored
The gleam of new stone in sunlight reveals that work is complete on the conservation challenge that Canterbury Cathedral would never have wanted to tackle
6 October 2016
‘Chaucer’s Children’: New 3-D Imaging Technique Sheds Light On Diet Of Ancient Children
A team of scientists at the University of Kent have used 3-D microscopic imaging to create a new method of examining the teeth of ancient
1 March 2016
MAP#65: The Pardoner’s Tale (Canterbury Tales)
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales toward the end of the 14th century. The tales are a story telling contest by a group of pilgrims
24 May 2015
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