Canterbury
Canterbury rioted when the government tried to abolish Christmas.
Key words
- Celtic: of an ancient European people who are related to the Irish, Scots, Welsh, and Bretons, or of their language or culture
Celtic art is still popular in Ireland.
- Anglican: relating to the Church of England, or an international Church connected with it
He's not Catholic, he's an Anglican.
- Archbishop: a bishop of the highest rank who is in charge of churches and other bishops in a particular large area
The Archbishop of Canterbury holds the highest position in the Church of England.
- Abolish: to end an activity or custom officially
I think bullfighting should be abolished.
- Riot: an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest
Two people were killed in the riots last night.
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Canterbury
Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kent. It began as a Celtic settlement, was conquered by the Romans and then settled by the Anglo-Saxons.
The Archbishop of Canterbury leads the Church of England and Anglicans worldwide from Canterbury Cathedral. It is one of the oldest Christian buildings in England. The oldest surviving school in Britain and the world, The King's School, has been in continuous operation on the cathedral site since 597 AD.