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Page last updated at 12:02 GMT, Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Gillingham fire tragedy of 1929

On 11 July 1929 fifteen men and children were killed during a demonstration by the local fire brigade in Gillingham.

History of the World: Kent's past

A boat, a mask and a leather football are just three of the objects chosen to tell the story of Kent's past.

Moving 1500 years of our history

Kent County Council's Archives department has the mammoth task of moving thousands of historical documents.

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The Kentish dialect is dying out

Discover the lost village of Dode

In pictures: Lullingstone Villa

First to fly across the Channel

The 'People's War' in Maidstone

As a nanny Eileen met the famous

Audio slideshow: Reliving LV21

Historic home for violin crafter

Dover History Timeline

Audio slideshow: Charles Darwin

The leaning building

King Henry VIII's Kentish roots

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KCC Archives

Kent History

Tonbridge Historical Society

Canterbury Cathedral

Dover Castle

RAF Manston History Museum

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