| Story |
The PLot |
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| Giant Earthquake |
God not so clever after all |
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| Hugh of Lincoln |
This bloke has to be mentioned. A man of the people, a Bishop, a friend and a Saint. |
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| Looting and fires |
In 1130 a fire destroyed Rochester pretty much entirely. What was salvaged was probably lost in subsequent blazes in 1137 and 1179. |
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| Second oldest foundations |
Rochester's foundations are the second oldest in the country, after those of Canterbury Cathedral, its snootier bigger brother. The Saxons built here first and that was a long time ago. |
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| The Lincoln Imp |
Apparently an actual Devil that got up to a lot of mischief and was set in stone by an upset angel. |
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| Unruly Monks |
Rochester's monks bickered with bishops, feuded with the Canterbury monks, warred against the locals of Rochester, and fought for every pig and goose in the annual xenium feast. |
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