This week is a quick catch up on August events, especially Dr Diane Heath’s ‘Medieval Animals Heritage’ project, and a book review from Dr Martin Watts, but first notifications of […]
More dragons, Becket Miracle Windows and Dover
Please note change of venue!! Due to some technical issues, Dr Rachel Koopmans’ illustrated presentation will take place at St Dunstan’s church on Thursday 23 June at 7pm on the […]
Dover, Becket pilgrims, and medieval animals
STOP PRESS! a fabulous opportunity to see Dr Rachel Koopmans give an illustrated presentation on the Becket Miracle Window that featured in the British Museum’s Becket exhibition last summer. This […]
Dragons, Magna Carta and reading charters
It is possible some of you may have seen the ‘Kent Day’ article published online on Thursday 26 May https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/celebrating-kents-history-and-heritage which, as noted in the CKHH blog last week, is […]
Canterbury, Lossenham and Lenham – crossing boundaries
First of all, apologies for the very strange happenings regarding last week’s blog, I have no idea why it kept disappearing and nobody seems to know why at CCCU either. […]
Canterbury Maps and Mapmakers, plus other events
We are now a month away from the Medieval Canterbury Weekend and things are beginning to gear up which is very exciting. I’m delighted that several long-standing friends of the […]
Kent history – thinking about place and space
Firstly, I have been informed by Marketing that the issues about card sales for the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2022 from Friday 29 April to Sunday 1 May have now been […]
Canterbury and Gloucester – maps and the Crypt School
I thought I would report that this week Dr Diane Heath had her ‘Beastly Latin – Latinbarbus’ monthly workshop in which her group of volunteers are translating the First-Family Bestiary. […]
Becket, Thomas More, Dover and Medieval Animals – exciting times!
Last Saturday Dr Diane Heath and Penny Bernard were busy in St Dunstan’s church hall at Canterbury, and I was equally working at the British Library, while Dr Claire Bartram […]