For this week I will be highlighting Professor Miri Rubin’s Becket Lecture, but before I get to that I just want to mention a few other activities involving members of […]
MCW2022 and Kent: Gateway to the World History Festival
I thought I would start by saying that we are now on the countdown to the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2022 and, for those who use twitter, Dr Diane Heath informs […]
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 […]
Kent History Postgraduates, CKHH Projects and students in the archives
Firstly, for those who have been trying to book Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2022 tickets this week an apology because I have been informed that due to government changes, the CCCU […]
MCW 2022, Maritime Communities, Eco-Heritage and Lossenham – showcasing Kent history
To begin this week a call to Canterbury Christ Church University students: we are looking for student volunteers to help at the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2022 on Saturday 30 April […]
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 […]