Here and There with Claire

This week marks the 250 th  anniversary of the publication of “Common Sense”,  a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating American independence from Great Britain at the beginning of the American Revolution. This publication was a huge instant success, selling over 100,000 copies in three months, and was said to have inspired the Declaration of Independence in July later that same year. This led to Paine becoming known as the “Father of the American Revolution,” having pla

Biddenden is a quaint and picturesque village in the Weald of Kent, near Tenterden. Amongst its most famous former residents are Eliza...

As we mark International Women’s Day today (8 March), it is an appropriate time to think of some of the pioneering women with Canterbury...