Before I report on the events involving the CKHH this week, that is the Becket Lecture and the Becket and Benedict workshop in the chapter house and cathedral, I thought […]
The CKHH at the Palace, yes Buckingham Palace
The blog about the visit to the Palace having just inexplicably disappeared in the last couple of hours, I thought I would do it again because it was such a […]
CKHH at the Palace, yes Buckingham Palace
Before I come to the headline event for this week’s blog, I want to send out a reminder concerning the Becket Lecture next week, as well as mentioning that on […]
Tudors and Stuarts 2025 – last of the (thin red) line
Before I come to the Tudors and Stuarts 25 History Weekend, as well as a visit from sixth-form students studying English Literature at Cherwell School in Oxford, I want to […]
Tudors and Stuarts meets St Augustine’s Abbey
Rather than a ‘normal’ blog this week, please see this offer from English Heritage, one of CCCU’s fellow organisations on Canterbury’s World Heritage Site: St Augustine’s Abbey (Longport, Canterbury, CT1 […]
What we can learn from (Kent) history – if we care enough to look
Stop press – the event details and booking link for the ‘Kent and Europe, 1450–1640: Merchants, Mariners, Shipping and Defence’ FREE study day at Dover Museum in the Community Cinema […]
Celebrating postgraduate research on late medieval and early modern Kent
For this week, although the lion’s share will be Jason’s report and photos covering Kaye Sowden’s presentation at the Kent History and Library Centre on Monday of this week, I […]
Featuring ‘Dover at Night’ and Canterbury Pilgrimage
We’ll be back at Dover, physically this week on Friday for the ‘Dover at Night’ festival around the town, and because that will form the main part of this week’s […]
Immigration and innovation – what history has to offer
Firstly, thanks very much to those who came to the Canterbury Historical Association Lyle Lecture last night (Thursday), which honours Marjorie and Lawrence Lyle, absolute stalwarts of so many organisations […]