1660

The Royalist and antiquarian William Somner is an example of the kind of person who allowed hospitals and almshouses to survive through turbulent times. His research allowed the Canterbury almshouses to claim money owed to them and keep going in the aftermath of the Civil War.

The Royalist and antiquarian William Somner is an example of the kind of person who allowed hospitals and almshouses to survive through turbulent times. His research allowed the Canterbury almshouses to claim money owed to them and keep going in the aftermath of the Civil War.