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Shakespeare, lighthouses and the sea

Shakespeare, lighthouses and the sea

I’m going to keep to a maritime theme this week. Firstly Dr Martin Watt’s one-day conference on ‘Richborough through the Ages’ has now sold over seventy-five tickets which is excellent. […]

25th May 20162nd June 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, London, Middle AgesLeave a Comment on Shakespeare, lighthouses and the sea
Kent, Ghent and a Canterbury medieval hospital

Kent, Ghent and a Canterbury medieval hospital

I thought I would start this week by noting that it is just over five weeks now to the one-day conference on ‘Richborough through the Ages’. Tickets are continuing to […]

19th May 201624th May 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, NewsLeave a Comment on Kent, Ghent and a Canterbury medieval hospital
Canterbury Queen and Wye College

Canterbury Queen and Wye College

Even though Canterbury Cathedral’s status as a royal mausoleum is not great, it does commemorate an extremely interesting queen, as Dr Eleanor Woodacre (University of Winchester) reminded her audience at […]

13th May 201616th May 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, NewsLeave a Comment on Canterbury Queen and Wye College
Canterbury and London Revelry

Canterbury and London Revelry

I’m delighted to report that ‘Richborough through the Ages’ has over 60 people coming to it, but there are still spaces on Saturday 25 June so do have a look […]

8th May 20169th May 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Kent, local and regional history, London, Middle AgesLeave a Comment on Canterbury and London Revelry
Canterbury and Hythe – more Kentish treasures

Canterbury and Hythe – more Kentish treasures

This week has finally seen my return to preparing an article on businesswomen in fifteenth-century Canterbury that I haven’t really had a chance to work on since late last year. […]

30th April 20163rd May 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Kent, local and regional history, Middle Ages, NewsLeave a Comment on Canterbury and Hythe – more Kentish treasures
Magna Carta, Shakespeare and Witches

Magna Carta, Shakespeare and Witches

I thought I would start this week by giving you an update on the ‘legacy’ of the Medieval Canterbury Weekend, because apart from Matthew Crockatt’s excellent gallery of photos and […]

21st April 201622nd April 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Kent, local and regional history, Middle Ages, NewsLeave a Comment on Magna Carta, Shakespeare and Witches
Kent’s Medieval Heritage

Kent’s Medieval Heritage

I thought I would begin this week with a couple of notices that involve events linked to the Centre, although before that I’ll just mention that Matthew Crockatt has given […]

15th April 201616th April 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, festival, Kent, local and regional history, Middle Ages, NewsLeave a Comment on Kent’s Medieval Heritage
Medieval Canterbury and London

Medieval Canterbury and London

To keep up the momentum, I thought I would add a second post this week as a way of getting up-to-date. Moreover, having attended the Chaucer Lecture at the University […]

8th April 201615th April 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, festival, Kent, local and regional history, Middle AgesLeave a Comment on Medieval Canterbury and London
Medieval Canterbury Weekend

Medieval Canterbury Weekend

I thought I would start with an apology for not writing the blog last week but I was somewhat busy and time just disappeared as it is inclined to do. […]

4th April 20165th April 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, festival, Kent, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News1 Comment on Medieval Canterbury Weekend

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