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The motto means 'unconquered'. In 1067, shortly after the Norman Conquest (1066, as every schoolboy knows), a detachment of Kentishmen ambushed the newly crowned King William and surrounded him. In return for his life, he promised that the county would be able to keep its ancient privileges - thus Kent was the only part of England unconquered by the Normans (that is, according to legend). | The motto means 'unconquered'. In 1067, shortly after the Norman Conquest (1066, as every schoolboy knows), a detachment of Kentishmen ambushed the newly crowned King William and surrounded him. In return for his life, he promised that the county would be able to keep its ancient privileges - thus Kent was the only part of England unconquered by the Normans (that is, according to legend). | ||
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[[Literature]] : Leaflet provided by the Kent County Council, autumn 1999 and from from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]. | [[Literature]] : Leaflet provided by the Kent County Council, autumn 1999 and from from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]. | ||