'''Canterbury''' is an historic city in east [[Kent]] in South East [[England]].
'''Canterbury''' is an historic city in east [[Kent]] in South East [[England]].
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Canterbury is the seat of the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], the spiritual leader of the [[Church of England]] and the most senior bishop in the [[Anglican Communion]]. The cathedral became a major site of [[pilgrimage]] after the murder and subsequent burial there of the medieval archbishop [[Thomas a Becket]].
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Canterbury is the seat of the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], the spiritual leader of the [[Church of England]] and the most senior bishop in the [[Anglican Communion]]. The cathedral became a major site of [[pilgrimage]] after the murder and subsequent burial there of the medieval archbishop [[Thomas Becket]]. {{fact}}
[[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[Canterbury Tales]]'', the first major literary work written in the English language, is a collection of tales told by [[pilgrimage|pilgrims]] on their way to Canterbury.
[[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[Canterbury Tales]]'', the first major literary work written in the English language, is a collection of tales told by [[pilgrimage|pilgrims]] on their way to Canterbury.