In some ways it seems fitting that the 500th blog has the Centre for Kent History and Heritage (CKHH) even busier than ever. Furthermore, programme details of all the events […]
Kent: Hop-picking and Dover’s Maison Dieu
This is yet again a busy week for staff and postgraduates associated with CKHH – as well as Kent, I’ll be in Yorkshire and Somerset, which means paradoxically I’m intending […]
Looking forward – Tudors and Stuarts 2025
It’s another busy week for CKHH in that on Monday one of the Kent History Postgraduates stepped in at the last minute to provide a presentation for the Kent Archives […]
Exploring Kent landscapes – from cliffs to castles
Firstly, just a reminder that this Saturday it is the Medway History Showcase 24 at the Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham where Kieron Hoyle and Jason Mazzocchi will be looking after […]
Exploring Kent History
Having been away working for much of the week, I missed the Faculty’s Research Day on Wednesday and Dr Heidi Stoner’s presentation on Thursday about her new joint project with […]
Dover’s Maison Dieu – pilgrims and victuals
The report this week is on Kieron Hoyle’s presentation at the Community Cinema as part of Dover Museum to a public audience that took place last night (Thursday). The report […]
Aphra Behn Conference at Canterbury
Dr Astrid Stilma has kindly written this report on the conference: Aphra Behn fever swept Canterbury in the first week of July, with the Aphra Behn (Europe) Society’s international conference […]
Thomas Walsingham and Scadbury
Final reminder, the Brook Rural Museum Medieval Fayre is this Saturday between 10am and 3pm – as well as the stunning barn and its collection, there will be a wide […]
Canterbury Commemoration – a fire, Thomas More and Thomas Becket
This is really the second half from last week, that is events from Friday and Saturday, thereby leaving the second week of July for Dr Janet Clayton’s presentation to the […]