It’s another busy week for CKHH in that on Monday one of the Kent History Postgraduates stepped in at the last minute to provide a presentation for the Kent Archives […]
Showcasing medieval communities – Deal and Faversham
As promised, a catch-up blog with news of some upcoming events and a couple of short reports on the Centre at Deal and ‘Open Faversham’. Also, news of several people […]
Voices from the archive – medieval and Tudor manuscripts
I thought I would provide a final reminder about events in the first week of July, before coming to the AMARC conference on Monday and Jason’s presentation to the Kent […]
Canterbury and Kent – from Story Gardens to the History of Emotions
For this week among the various things Dr Claire Bartram and I have been doing is putting together the final preparations for the CKHH 10 Year Celebratory event next week. […]
From the Stone Age to the Tudors – exploring Kent’s past
Before I come to the opening of the new gallery at Maidstone Museum with its official launch yesterday (Tuesday 5 June), I thought I would take the opportunity to mention […]
Kent’s material culture – in stone, stained glass and early books
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 […]