Fair Maid of Kent - The Black Prince's Chantry, Canterbury
Joan of Kent (1328-1385), known as The Fair Maid of Kent - the mother of King Richard II of England - ceiling boss in the Huguenot Chapel (Black Prince's Chantry), Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England. The Black Prince's Chantry was set up at the time of his marriage to Joan of Kent. In 1575, the Crypt was given over to Huguenot refugees from France and Flanders on order of Queen Elizabeth I. Some 300 years later, the Crypt was taken back, but the Chantry remained at the disposal of the Huguenot community and to this day, a French Service is held here every Sunday at 3pm
Picture No
12160317
Media ID
45736471
Size
5062px x 3258px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
