{"id":28950,"date":"2026-10-28T21:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/?page_id=28950"},"modified":"2026-11-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T20:10:49","slug":"on-this-day-in-kent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/on-this-day-in-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"On this day in Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section preset--module--divi-section--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row preset--module--divi-row--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><div class=\"herodotus-container herodotus-layout-grid-3\"><h2 class=\"herodotus-header\">On this day in Kent<\/h2><div class=\"herodotus-grid\"><div class=\"herodotus-date-separator\">November 10<\/div>\t\t\t<article class=\"herodotus-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/police-rushed-to-st-margarets-bay-after\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__image-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__image-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/noimage.jpg\" alt=\"People landing\" class=\"herodotus-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-year-badge\">1968<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"herodotus-card__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/police-rushed-to-st-margarets-bay-after\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople landing\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"herodotus-card__excerpt\">Police rushed to St. Margaret&#039;s Bay after a member of the public reported people being landed from a large white yacht. But they were not&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-anniversary\">58 years ago<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/police-rushed-to-st-margarets-bay-after\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__read-more\">Read more<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"herodotus-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/an-instructor-based-at-sandgates-no-6-district\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__image-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__image-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"512\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/enbrookhouse.jpg\" class=\"herodotus-card__image\" alt=\"Haunted training centre\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, calc(100vw \/ 3)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/enbrookhouse.jpg 512w, https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/enbrookhouse-300x176.jpg 300w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-year-badge\">1961<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"herodotus-card__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/an-instructor-based-at-sandgates-no-6-district\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHaunted training centre\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"herodotus-card__excerpt\">An instructor based at Sandgate&#039;s No.6 District Police Training Centre spotted a shadowy figure lurking in the corridors. Initially ridiculed, his story has been confirmed&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-anniversary\">65 years ago<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/an-instructor-based-at-sandgates-no-6-district\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__read-more\">Read more<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"herodotus-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/the-10000-250yd-diversion-bypassing-the-village\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__image-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__image-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sturrybypass.jpg\" class=\"herodotus-card__image\" alt=\"Bypass opens\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, calc(100vw \/ 3)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sturrybypass.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sturrybypass-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sturrybypass-768x558.jpg 768w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-year-badge\">1958<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"herodotus-card__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/the-10000-250yd-diversion-bypassing-the-village\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBypass opens\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"herodotus-card__excerpt\">The \u00a310,000 250yd diversion bypassing the village centre was opened at Sturry. Bridge-Blean Rural Council had struggled to establish land ownership since the village was&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-anniversary\">68 years ago<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/the-10000-250yd-diversion-bypassing-the-village\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__read-more\">Read more<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"herodotus-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/death-of-hotel-founder\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__image-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__image-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Slatters-Hotel1-Canterbury-1.jpg\" class=\"herodotus-card__image\" alt=\"Death of hotel founder\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, calc(100vw \/ 3)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Slatters-Hotel1-Canterbury-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Slatters-Hotel1-Canterbury-1-480x305.jpg 480w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-year-badge\">1928<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"herodotus-card__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/death-of-hotel-founder\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeath of hotel founder\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"herodotus-card__excerpt\">William Slatter died aged 72. He had come to Canterbury to take over a baker&#039;s and confectioner&#039;s business in 1893, to which he added the&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-anniversary\">98 years ago<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/death-of-hotel-founder\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__read-more\">Read more<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"herodotus-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/the-body-of-the-unknown-warrior-was\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__image-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__image-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/arrival-unknown-warrior-dover-marine-railway-20172652.webp\" class=\"herodotus-card__image\" alt=\"The unknown warrior\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, calc(100vw \/ 3)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/arrival-unknown-warrior-dover-marine-railway-20172652.webp 600w, https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/arrival-unknown-warrior-dover-marine-railway-20172652-300x230.webp 300w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-year-badge\">1920<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"herodotus-card__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/the-body-of-the-unknown-warrior-was\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe unknown warrior\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"herodotus-card__excerpt\">The body of the Unknown Warrior was brought into Dover by HMS Verdun on its way to Westminster Abbey for internment the next day.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-anniversary\">106 years ago<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/the-body-of-the-unknown-warrior-was\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__read-more\">Read more<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"herodotus-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/hannah-goodall-was-fined-5s-for-repeatedly\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__image-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__image-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/noimage.jpg\" alt=\"No schooling fine\" class=\"herodotus-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-year-badge\">1882<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"herodotus-card__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/hannah-goodall-was-fined-5s-for-repeatedly\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo schooling fine\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"herodotus-card__excerpt\">Hannah Goodall was fined 5s for repeatedly failing to send her children to Canterbury Board School.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-anniversary\">144 years ago<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/hannah-goodall-was-fined-5s-for-repeatedly\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__read-more\">Read more<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"herodotus-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/guy-fawkes-day-has-become-and-very\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__image-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__image-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/noimage.jpg\" alt=\"More tomfoolery at Margate\" class=\"herodotus-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-year-badge\">1877<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"herodotus-card__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/guy-fawkes-day-has-become-and-very\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore tomfoolery at Margate\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"herodotus-card__excerpt\">Guy Fawkes day has become, and very sensibly so, almost a dead letter in Ramsgate, as only a few small boys now &quot;Remember the Fifth&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-anniversary\">149 years ago<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/guy-fawkes-day-has-become-and-very\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__read-more\">Read more<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"herodotus-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-drove-through\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__image-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__image-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"512\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Queen-Victorias-Bedroom-Walmer-Castle.jpg\" class=\"herodotus-card__image\" alt=\"The Queen\u2019s holiday\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, calc(100vw \/ 3)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Queen-Victorias-Bedroom-Walmer-Castle.jpg 512w, https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Queen-Victorias-Bedroom-Walmer-Castle-300x184.jpg 300w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-year-badge\">1842<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"herodotus-card__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-drove-through\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Queen\u2019s holiday\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"herodotus-card__excerpt\">Queen Victoria and Prince Albert drove through Deal to Walmer Castle to holiday as guest of the Duke of Wellington. Residents, given the day off,&hellip;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-anniversary\">184 years ago<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/queen-victoria-and-prince-albert-drove-through\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__read-more\">Read more<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"herodotus-card\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/justus-archbishop-of-canterbury-dies-he-is\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__image-link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__image-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/noimage.jpg\" alt=\"Archbishop dies\" class=\"herodotus-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-year-badge\">627<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"herodotus-card__title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/justus-archbishop-of-canterbury-dies-he-is\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchbishop dies\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"herodotus-card__excerpt\">Justus, Archbishop of Canterbury, dies. He is succeeded by Honorius<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"herodotus-card__footer-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"herodotus-anniversary\">1,399 years ago<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/herodotus\/justus-archbishop-of-canterbury-dies-he-is\/\" class=\"herodotus-card__read-more\">Read more<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28950","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28950"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29074,"href":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28950\/revisions\/29074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wiseworld.co.uk\/div\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}