To date, the combined events have cost private insurers more than NZ$21 billion. EQC has paid a further $10 billion, bringing the total insured cost of the event to more than $31 billion. Total economic losses for the entire sequence are estimated to be more than NZ$40 billion. What impact did the Christchurch earthquake have …
The quake was felt as lasting up to 40 seconds, and was felt widely across the South Island, and in the North Island as far north as New Plymouth. As the epicentre was on land away from the coast, no tsunami occurred. How big was the Canterbury earthquake? On 22 February 2011, a 6.3 magnitude …
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the Romans. The first city walls were built by the Romans, probably between 270 and 280 AD. These walls were constructed from stone on top of an earth bank, and protected by a ditch and wall towers. Who is the founder of Canterbury? John Robert Godley is known as the Founder of Canterbury even though …
The framing device for the collection of stories is a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, Kent. The 30 pilgrims who undertake the journey gather at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, across the Thames from London. Where do the pilgrims first meet in The Canterbury Tales? the Tabard InnAt the beginning of …
Are you Paris Hilton? The great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels, Paris Whitney Hilton, best known as a television personality and a socialite, was a member of the Canterbury School girls junior varsity team in 1998-1999. Why did Paris Hilton get expelled from Canterbury? In February 1999, Hilton was expelled from Canterbury …
Notable alumni and faculty Cofer Black ’68, Vice-chairman, Blackwater USA. Joseph Campbell 1921, Mythologist, professor, author. David C. Richard Dickson Cudahy, ’44, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Mike Dunham ’91, NHL goaltender. Dominick Dunne ’44, Writer, producer, TV personality. What famous people went to Canterbury? DENNIS COOKCofer Black: vice …
Pilgrims first started making the journey from AD1172 from Winchester to Canterbury, where Thomas Becket was buried after his martyrdom two years before. When did the pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Tales? circa 1390The action begins at a tavern just outside of London, circa 1390, where a group of pilgrims have gathered in preparation …
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Death and replacement Weakened by the fungus, the trunk of the tree was broken in two by high winds on 8 January 2005, leaving a 2.1 m (7 ft) stump. Kent initially planned to use the replacement to take the place of the St Lawrence Lime and had permission from the Marylebone Cricket Club to …
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The Pilgrims’ Way (also Pilgrim’s Way or Pilgrims Way) is the historical route supposedly taken by pilgrims from Winchester in Hampshire, England, to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury in Kent. Where does the journey start and end in The Canterbury Tales? What is The Canterbury Tales about? Chaucer’s long poem follows the journey …
When and where does the Prologue take place? In April in Southwark at the Tabard Inn. What event or circumstance causes the characters to gather? They are making a pilgrimage to Canterbury, to give thanks to Thomas Becket for rescuing them from sickness and escaping the Black Death. Where was the prologue of The Canterbury …
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