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It is the closest part of England to the [[Europe]]an mainland and, therefore, has  been  the most favoured point of arrival for visitors and invaders alike from before history. [[Julius Caesar]] landed there in 55 BC as did the Germanic invader/settlers, the [[Jutes]], Tradition has it that two Jutish brothers, Hengist and Horsa, settled there and founded the [[Kingdom]] of Kent with its capital at [[Canterbury]] in the 5th century AD. History is more complicated than tradition with evidence of Romano-British revival, traces of lingering Christianity and the survival in parts of Roman administrative divisions among the detritus of Germanic invaders and signs that the land was not always united during this shadowy era.

It is the closest part of England to the [[Europe]]an mainland and, therefore, has  been  the most favoured point of arrival for visitors and invaders alike from before history. [[Julius Caesar]] landed there in 55 BC as did the Germanic invader/settlers, the [[Jutes]], Tradition has it that two Jutish brothers, Hengist and Horsa, settled there and founded the [[Kingdom]] of Kent with its capital at [[Canterbury]] in the 5th century AD. History is more complicated than tradition with evidence of Romano-British revival, traces of lingering Christianity and the survival in parts of Roman administrative divisions among the detritus of Germanic invaders and signs that the land was not always united during this shadowy era.

By the late 6th century, though, the Kingdom of Kent under Ӕthelbert, controlled much of southern England. It would be Bertha, Ӕthelbert ‘s Frankish [[Christian]] wife,  who would welcome [[Saint Augustine of Canterbury in AD 597. The Kentish kings held overlordship of much of the island south of the [[River Humber]] for much of the 6th and 7th centuries .  

By the late 6th century, though, the Kingdom of Kent under Ӕthelbert, controlled much of southern England. It would be Bertha, Ӕthelbert ‘s Frankish [[Christian]] wife,  who would welcome Saint Augustine of Canterbury in AD 597. The Kentish kings held overlordship of much of the island south of the [[River Humber]] for much of the 6th and 7th centuries .  

Kent disappeared as an independent kingdom in 825 although it retained he prestige associated with the pre-eminence of the See of Canterbury. Canterbury is still central in the world-wide [[Anglican]] communion.

Kent disappeared as an independent kingdom in 825 although it retained he prestige associated with the pre-eminence of the See of Canterbury. Canterbury is still central in the world-wide [[Anglican]] communion.