I’m delighted to say that the ‘Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend 2019’ website is almost there and all being well it will be possible to book tickets for the tours […]
Polar Bear and Pilgrims visiting Canterbury
This week I thought I would start with Paula the Polar Bear’s visit to Canterbury Cathedral precincts on Wednesday. She only visited her adoring public for short periods due to […]
Regional and local history at Durham and Canterbury
This is just a short piece before the Centre’s blog has a fortnight’s break for the summer. Consequently, I thought I would bring you up-to-date with things, including the fact […]
Canterbury postgraduates and Maritime Kent conference
Before I come to ‘Maritime Kent though the Ages’ this weekend and the great array of speakers, I thought I would very briefly mention that I attended two of the […]
Bones, bodies and relics at Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone
Before I come on to two saints, one at Dover and Chichester and the other at Folkestone, I thought I would bring you some breaking news about the Tudors and […]
Maritime Kent – from Faversham oysters to Dover castle and Hythe fishermen
In some ways a great deal has happened this week and in other ways very little, a sort of treading water time before various decisions are made and implemented. On […]
Tudor and Stuart Canterbury – universities working together
Last Saturday was the Kent History Federation’s 1-day conference hosted at Canterbury Christ Church by the Centre for Kent History and Heritage. To avoid clashing with the Medieval Canterbury Weekend […]
Baldwin of Canterbury and Finding Eanswythe in Folkestone
I appreciate that being Sunday, the ‘Tudor and Stuart Canterbury’ conference took place yesterday, but for that report I’m afraid you are going to have to wait until later in […]
Medieval animals and Faversham exhibition – exciting times
Things continue to be busy and it is now just over a week to the Kent History Federation 1-day conference hosted by the Centre at Canterbury Christ Church on ‘Tudor […]