Upcoming Virtual Events
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Virtual TOUR – Roman London: Daytripper's virtual tour
Jan 12 from 7pm to 8pm GMT
Roman London: built upon two Hills with the Walbrook river in-between, Which two hills was London built upon? Where in the city was the Forum? Just who was Boudicca?
According to mythology the earth was surrounded by a mighty sea called Oceanus –by extending the influence of Rome to the equivalent of outer space the Emperor Claudius was going against accepted wisdom – Britain was worthless and scary at the same time- If you know where to look experience the story of a Londinium, the threads that bind ancient and modern.
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Virtual TOUR – The Saints and the City of London walking tour
Jan 15 from 7pm to 8pm GMT
City of London highlights with added saints! Which saint is associated with the grandmother of parliaments? What is a worshipful company? Which saint had a chapel on a bridge?
The names of saints adorn the City of London. Veneration of saints filled a gap: saints days replaced many pagan festivals that were previously celebrated. Our virtual tour will use a variety of saints to access the City of London. This is a City of London highlights tour with a difference, let the saints guide us.
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Virtual tour - Thames River walk - City of London
Jan 19 from 7pm to 8pm GMT
The London River - it's the river for me...
This talk follows the Thames path [North bank] from the Hungerford bridge to the bridging point that created London, the London Bridge. And beyond into Docklands, taking in the bridges, memorials, and events of 2000 years of History. Please remember to slightly wobble your seat to get that authentic riverside experience.
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Virtual tour - All About the Journey: Canterbury Pilgrimage
Jan 29 from 7pm to 8pm GMT
Where miracles happened – a shrine of relics and no more important relics that Saint Thomas Becket. A whole industry grew up around looking after the large numbers of pilgrims arriving to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket. Our talk explores the experience of a visit to medieval Canterbury where the streets were paved with pilgrims. Follow in the footsteps of Henry II, Erasmus, Henry VIII, and innumerable ordinary pilgrims of times past. -

Virtual tour - All around the houses – Evocative buildings of Canterbury
Feb 5 from 7pm to 8pm GMT
Within Canterbury the architectural heritage covers just about every period –similarities in style can be seen and as new materials become available the structures change. Whether a building is liked or not is personal and fashions change. The buildings of Canterbury form pockets of beauty. See a microcosm of Canterbury's history, heritage, and housing in its architecture.
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Virtual tour – Canterbury Cathedral – four fabulous favourites!
Feb 12 from 7pm to 8pm GMT
Founded by St Augustine himself there has been a Cathedral here since the year 602. Let me take you on a stroll around four of my personal favorite locations. With starring roles for a cadaver tomb, Anselm the monk from Aosta, a miracle window and the oldest Gothic arch in England.