I thought I would start with a couple of news items, especially Thomas Becket: Life, Death and Legacy, a three-day online conference organised by the HLF-funded Canterbury Journey team at […]
Representations of the Arctic and Dover – terrific talks
This has been yet again a busy week at the Centre, Dr Diane Heath is putting together her revised application to the HLF for her ‘Medieval Animals’ project, Dr Claire […]
Becket, Canterbury, Gothic images and the Arctic – great news
Before I get to the Lunch Time Lectures – today and next week, I thought I would bring you some exciting news about the Becket 2020 online conference, the Manorial […]
Ian Coulson Awards, Maritime Kent and Canterbury
This week’s blog contains several items of good news, somewhat in contrast to the national situation. Firstly, it gives me great pleasure to record that Tracey Dessoy and Jane Richardson […]
Virtual ‘Becket’ Pavement – celebrating medieval animals
As this is the last blog before its 2-week ‘vacacion’, I thought I would remind readers about the great opportunity for a part-funded MA by Research on a project based […]
Exploring book culture and the Gough Map
I thought I would start this week by telling you about an exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in the History of the Book and who would like to […]
Mapping landscapes from Charles Dickens to Hilary Mantel
I thought I would just begin by mentioning that Dr Diane Heath is intending to submit her HLF ‘Medieval Animals’ project application in the next week or so, which is […]
Tonbridge, Eleanor de Montfort and Medway Defences – busy again!
This week we move from Tonbridge in the west to Dover in the south, Medway in the north and Canterbury in the east.
Exploring British Library and Cambridge sources
This week I’m reporting on the Kent History Postgraduates meeting and bringing news about future Centre events.