This week I’m playing catch up, and because there is so much, I’m going to save the last of the Lunch Time Lectures by Anna-Nadine Pike until next week (for the joining url, see last week’s blog). Moreover, even though I wasn’t able to get to it, apologies Dean, I just want to say that as co-organiser Dean’s online conference on Jews in medieval England has also taken place this week. Thus, the Centre for Kent History and Heritage is very active on all sorts of fronts.
TAG: British Library
Celebrating Centre exhibitions and the Kent History Postgraduates
The Centre’s blog is back! I’ll be featuring the Kent History Postgraduates Group shortly, but first I thought I would give you some news and highlight what the Centre’s team have been doing recently.
- August, 26
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Exhibition, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News
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MEMS Lib and Canterbury rebels
This week I thought I would start with a collaboration between the Centre and MEMS at Kent as part of their new online initiative. Led by the Kent team comprising a Taught MA student and four PhD students (one has just completed), this new website will provide information about freely available online resources arranged thematically in the fields of medieval and early modern studies; with a forum so that researchers can raise questions, seek assistance or notify others about newly discovered resources. This exciting development ‘Unchaining the library’ was launched this week and is already receiving rave reviews. If you want to check it out, please go to: https://www.memslib.co.uk/
- June, 10
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- academic, Anglo-Saxon, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Early Modern, Events, Heritage, Kent, local and regional history, London, Middle Ages, News, Tudors
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Kent History Postgraduates and food in the Middle Ages
Before I get to the topic for this week – food and its uses in medieval Kent, I thought I would flag up an initiative by the Graduate College if you are thinking of studying for a postgraduate degree – Taught Masters, Masters and PhD by research, PGCE and many more, at CCCU next year. The College is running online weekly sessions throughout June on Thursday late afternoons between 4pm and 5.30pm. Professor Susan Millns, as Dean of the College, will provide information about postgraduate student finance as well as how to apply for a place and what it means to be a postgraduate student at Canterbury. You will also have plenty of opportunity to discuss how you can gain the postgraduate edge and take your studies to the next level. For further details and to book a place, please email: graduatecollege@canterbury.ac.uk
- June, 4
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Heritage, Kent, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News
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Celebrating women – as queens and historians
This blog appears in the final week of Professor Louise Wilkinson’s time at Canterbury before she takes up her new appointment at the University of Lincoln. I, Diane Heath, am writing it instead of Sheila Sweetinburgh, but all of us at the Centre of Kent History and Heritage, and everyone (staff and students alike) in the School of Humanities at Canterbury Christ Church University shall miss her very much and wish her a wonderful time in Lincoln.
- April, 16
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- academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, Middle Ages, News, Uncategorised
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Canterbury mazers – virtual material culture
While governments – national, regional and local, continue to grapple with the situation, and a large number of businesses and charities are equally trying to manage, even survive – note, for example, the grave problems being experienced in the horticultural and agricultural sectors; universities, too, are feeling the strain. This is certainly the case sorting out what to do for the best for students regarding teaching, assessments and exams, and thus matters of progression and completion of degrees.
- April, 1
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Heritage, Kent, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News
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Exploring British Library and Cambridge sources
This week I’m reporting on the Kent History Postgraduates meeting and bringing news about future Centre events.
- November, 1
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, festival, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, News, Tudors, Victorian
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Dover’s Tudor harbour defences and Canterbury conferences
Last week the blog was exceptionally long so this week it will be shorter and will comprise a brief report on the lecture given by Jon Iveson (head of Dover Museum) on Dover’s 16th and 17th-century defences, which is a joint event organised by the Centre and the Friends of Canterbury Archaeological Trust.
- May, 31
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Tudors
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Michael Wood on Canterbury’s Anglo-Saxon treasures
I must admit I thought the Centre was busy in October, but things really move up a gear in November. Starting with the event in the Powell Building next Friday to mark the centenary of the signing of the Armistice that Dr Martin Watts is heavily involved in. For details of the talks, readings and music, please call 01227 922994. The following week will see Professor Louise Wilkinson speaking to Canterbury Historical and Archaeological Society on ‘Women and chivalry’ in Newton, Ng03 at 7pm on the Wednesday and then on Saturday 17 November will be the ‘Exploring Kentish Naming Practices’ conference (with Kent Archaeology Society) www.canterbury.ac.uk/kent-names .
- November, 2
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News
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Hospitals, friaries and exploring Henry VII’s kingship
Because ‘War Horse’ has arrived in the cathedral precincts, I thought I would again draw attention to the ‘100 Years since Armistice’ event that will be taking place on Friday 9 November at Canterbury Christ Church. Details of the talks, music and readings during the day-long programme are available by calling 01227 922994.
- October, 26
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Early Modern, Events, Exhibition, festival, Great War, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Tudors
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