This week has seen final preparations for the first of the ‘Inspirational Kent Women Writers’ events, the conference on Saturday. This means there will be a report in the blog […]
Looking back at CKHH highlights in 2023
We now have more on the ckhh website thanks to Ben Cornwell which means if you want to see our previous History Weekends, they are now all up except for […]
Sandwich and the Arrival of the Strangers – exploring processes in history
Last night (Tuesday 21 November) we were treated to a fascinating case study by Professor Alan Stewart concerning how the Strangers came to Sandwich in Elizabeth I’s reign. Consequently, this […]
‘Beastly Latinists’ and the Unicorn at Canterbury
Now to the second blog for the week to clear the decks for Professor Alan Stewart’s lecture on Tuesday 21 November at 5pm in The Michael Berry Lecture Theatre, Old […]
Exploring Dover and Kent in Tudor times
After the excitement of Michael Wood, it is a more local focus this week, but hopefully no less interesting for that. Consequently, before I come to the exhibition and workshops […]
Looking forward and catching up with ‘Medieval Animals’
Before I get to Diane’s and Caz’s contributions on ‘Skin and Bone, Wood and Stone – Round 2!’, I thought I would report that after a short trip to the […]
Events linked to Dover and Canterbury
Before I get to what has been happening in the last seven days, I’ll just highlight again what is coming up during half-term week beginning with this Saturday – two […]
Becket Lecture and much, much more!
This week has seen more preparatory work for CKHH events and for those where the Centre is involved, whether as joint organiser and/or active participant. Of these, I want to […]
Tudors and Stuarts 2023 – celebrating history!
This week I’m going to focus exclusively on Tudors & Stuarts 2023, but first a date for your diaries. The Kent History Showcase 2023, organised by KAS, the Maison Dieu […]