WebCanterbury Park (Nasdaq: CPHC) (formerly Canterbury Downs), is a horse racing track in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States.Canterbury Park Holding Corporation ("Canterbury Park") hosts parimutuel wagering on live thoroughbred and quarter horse racing at its facilities in Shakopee and parimutuel wagering on races held at out-of-state racetracks …

WebMeeting place. After the Church of the Holy Cross, which was commissioned by Archbishop Simon Sudbury and completed before his death in 1381, was declared redundant and de-consecrated in 1972, it was acquired by the city council and converted for municipal use: it was officially re-opened by the Prince of Wales as the new Canterbury Guildhall and …

WebThomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I.He helped build the case for the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which was one of the causes of the separation of the English Church from union …

WebAugustinus von Canterbury († 26.Mai 604 traditionell oder – nach William Thorne – 605) war der erste Erzbischof von Canterbury.Er wurde von Papst Gregor I. im Jahr 597 zu Æthelberht, dem König von Kent im südlichen England, gesandt, wobei er von Laurentius von Canterbury, dem späteren zweiten Erzbischof, begleitet wurde.Er gilt als der …

WebHMNZS Canterbury was the first ship to take scientific samples from a 7,500–10,000 square mile pumice raft that was discovered in the Kermadec Islands. 2016 Kaikoura earthquake. After the earthquake on 14 November 2016, HMNZS Canterbury was deployed to provide relief for Kaikoura, as extensive damage to major roads severely restricted …

WebThe Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is widely regarded as Chaucer's magnum opus.The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a …

WebA map showing population density in the Canterbury Region at the 2006 census. Canterbury (Māori: Waitaha) is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region in its current form was established in 1989 during nationwide local government reforms.

WebEtimología. El nombre de Canterbury procede del inglés antiguo Cantwareburh [6] que significa «fuerte o burgo de Kent». Se tiene constancia en documentos de los siglos V y VI que antes de la llegada de los Jutos a la ciudad (período que se conoce como Britania posromana) se denominaba Cair Ceint ("Fuerte de Kent" en idioma galés). [7] [8] ...

WebDe geschiedenis van de kathedraal gaat terug tot het jaar 597.In dat jaar bracht Sint-Augustinus, gestuurd door paus Gregorius I, het christelijke geloof naar het Angelsaksische Engeland.St. Augustinus stichtte een kerk en werd de eerste aartsbisschop.In 1170 werd aartsbisschop Thomas Becket in de kathedraal vermoord en vanaf die tijd groeide …

WebMS Pride of Canterbury is a cross-channel ferry operated by P&O Ferries between Dover and Calais.. History. MS Pride of Canterbury was the second of four 'European Class' freight ferries ordered for P&O European Ferries' Dover-Zeebrugge route. Between 1992 and 2002 she sailed between Dover and Zeebrugge for P&O European Ferries and later …

WebThe Canterbury cap is a square cloth hat with sharp corners. It originated in the Middle Ages, and is commonly found in the Anglican Communion, as well as in the Catholic Church where it is used by Ordinariate clergy. It is also soft and foldable, "Constructed to fold flat when not in use ..." The Canterbury cap is the medieval biretta, descended from the …

WebSan Anselmo de Canterbury O.S.B. (Aosta, 1033 - Canterbury, 1109), conocido también como Anselmo de Aosta, por el lugar donde nació, o Anselmo de Bec, si se atiende a la población donde estaba enclavado el monasterio del cual llegó a ser prior, fue un monje benedictino que ejerció como arzobispo de Canterbury durante el periodo 1093 …

WebThe Canterbury Tales oder die Canterbury Tales (mittelenglisch Tales of Caunterbury) sind Erzählungen aus dem 14. Jahrhundert , die von Geoffrey Chaucer von ungefähr 1387 an geschrieben wurden. Zwei von ihnen sind in Prosa , die übrigen in Versen verfasst.

Web"The Prioress's Tale" (Middle English: The Prioresses Tale) follows "The Shipman's Tale" in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Because of fragmentation of the manuscripts, it is impossible to tell where it comes in ordinal sequence, but it is second in group B2, followed by Chaucer's "Tale of Sir Topas".The General Prologue names the prioress as …