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Who will buy a piece of history? This is not the first time that the 864-year-old Temple Manor in Strood has faced an uncertain future. By Christine Rayner

Just look what you started, Herr Benz! An ancient road had become little more than a neglected byway when it was transformed by the need to accommodate motor traffic to the coast. By Andrew Rootes

Bread and beer diet for friars: It is now 800 years since nine monks stepped ashore at Dover with a vow to spread the word. By Christine Rayner

Painter created a national treasure: the most famous work of the portraitist William Allsworth is revered in New Zealand, but it’s not quite what it appears to be. By Mike Gunnill

A wing and a prayer weren’t enough to save pioneer pilot: A series of light aircraft trials on Romney Marsh in 1923 put the emphasis on fuel economy but paid scant attention to safety, writes By Crispin Whiting

This romantic ruin hides a bloody tale of religious politics: A poor servant girl, Elizabeth Barton, was miraculously cured at chapel. She then started ‘treasonous’ visions which led her and her supporters to an appalling end. By Mike Gunnill

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