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Wednesday, 1st July 7:00pm St Paul’s Church CT1 1NH, “Faunt, the Mayor who Lost his Head” a talk by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh. This event is organised by the Canterbury Commemoration Society (CCS). Nicholas Faunt probably has the dubious distinction of being the only mayor in England executed in his own market square.
Sheila will explore Faunt’s career in later 15th-century Canterbury to uncover how and why this ardent supporter of the Earl of Warwick, Edward IV’s right-hand man in the 1460s, came to a grisly end only a few years later – presumably watched by his fellow members of the city’s corporation and King Edward IV himself!
The event will follow the CCS AGM. Entry is free for CCS members, £5.00 for non-members. To assist with preparations, please visit the CCS website and register / buy tickets in advance. Tickets also available on door.
Monday, 6th July 7:30pm St Dunstan’s Church. Sir Mark Warby (Court of Appeal Judge) will talk on “More and more: law and the Charterhouse in London” at the annual St Thomas More Commemoration Service. Refreshments will be served in the church after the talk and service. For further details please email John Albin at jha.albin1@gmail.com
More local events of possible interest are advertised on the Centre for Kent History and Heritage webpage.