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title: Statue of Queen Bertha of Kent
author: Ad Meskens
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20304/statue-of-queen-bertha-of-kent/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-04-09
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# Statue of Queen Bertha of Kent
_Authored by Ad Meskens_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20304.jpg)
## Image Caption
A statue of Bertha, queen consort of Kent (c. 560-601), by Stephen Melton, 2006. The statue stands in Lady Wootton's Green in Canterbury, the ancient capital of the Kentish kingdom in southeast [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/).
## Cite This Work
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Meskens, A. (2025, April 07). Statue of Queen Bertha of Kent. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Meskens, Ad. "Statue of Queen Bertha of Kent." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 07, 2025. .
### MLA
Meskens, Ad. "Statue of Queen Bertha of Kent." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Apr 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canterbury_Statue_Queen_Bertha_02.jpg) by [**Ad Meskens**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canterbury_Statue_Queen_Bertha_02.jpg). Submitted by [Michael McComb](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/michaelmccomb/ "User Page: Michael McComb"), published on 07 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.