Christmas horseplay in east Kent
Hoodening is an east Kent tradition involving a wooden horse's head on a pole being taken around the parish.

Discover the lost village of Dode
The plague destroyed the entire community of Dode, all that is left of the village is a small ancient building.

Historic home for violin crafter
A historic building in Sevenoaks is home to a craftsman making violins in the same way as Stradivari did 300 years ago.

A bit of the Berlin Wall in Kent
Find out why the Royal Engineers 38 Squadron have part of the Berlin Wall at their museum in Gillingham.

Ironclad: The siege of Rochester
Behind the scenes on the film set of Ironclad, a new movie about the siege of Rochester Castle.

First to fly across the Channel
On 29 July 1909, Frenchman Louis Bleriot became the first man to fly across the Channel.

As a nanny Eileen met the famous
When Eileen took a job as a nanny she never dreamt she would meet presidents and movie stars.

Dover History Timeline
As part of our Changing Kent feature, discover the layers upon layers of history in Dover.

Audio slideshow: Charles Darwin
Darwin wrote most of 'On the Origin of Species' at Down House in Kent. He lived there for 40 years.

The leaning building
At the end of Palace Street in Canterbury is a remarkable building with a rather alarming lean. How is it still standing?

The 'People's War' in Maidstone
During the Battle of Britain between July and October 1940 there were many air raids in Maidstone. They claimed 53 lives.

King Henry VIII's Kentish roots
Henry VIII visited Kent many times, and several historic buildings have links to the Tudor monarch.

Did the internet start in Kent?
The internet was invented by Tim Berners-Lee, but did the idea for a world wide web of information go a little further back in history?