As well as mentioning a couple of events that are due to happen over the next couple of weeks, I shall be reporting on Robert Baldwin’s talk this week, with a brief note about the earlier Gender and Medieval Studies conference in Swansea.
TAG: Canterbury Archaeological Trust
Exciting times ahead – Becket, Canterbury and much, much more
This week I’m exploring what we have planned for 2020.
- January, 9
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- academic, Anglo-Saxon, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Exhibition, festival, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Tudors
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Kent Centre’s thanks and top events in 2019
As the last blog of 2019, I want to record my thanks to many for their efforts this year and to offer my top three events.
- December, 18
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, festival, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Stuarts, Tudors
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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.
- December, 13
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Second World War, Victorian
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Helping to celebrate Canterbury Society’s 10th anniversary
This week has brought a series of meetings and the chance to be part of Canterbury Society’s celebrations.
- November, 29
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Exhibition, festival, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, London, Middle Ages, News
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‘Picture this’, Becket 2020 and medieval chests
This week you can follow the ‘Picture this …’ workshop involving Canterbury MEMS postgraduates and find out about medieval chests.
- November, 8
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Early Modern, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Stuarts
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Canterbury’s Friaries and Hospitals
This week celebrating Canterbury Festival’s walks that help Canterbury Archaeological Trust in its work to uncover the city’s past.
- October, 24
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- academic, Anglo-Saxon, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, festival, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News
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Cobham and Wye Colleges
This week the Centre has been working with Canterbury Archaeological Trust and Kent Archaeological Society, as well as other outreach opportunities.
- October, 13
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, Victorian
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Shields at the Ready! The Dering Roll and Medieval Education Day
As Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh reminded me (Dr Diane Heath), it has been a year since our participation in the first Medieval Education Day for primary schools in the East Kent area, a scheme launched by Lyndsay Ridley at The Canterbury Tales visitor attraction (see Sheila’s blog from last year https://blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/young-medievalists-and-medieval-animals-in-canterbury/).
- September, 21
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News
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Kentish saints – using archaeology, texts and material culture
As a starting point, I thought I would mention that Professor Louise Wilkinson and I are putting together a series of evening talks for the first week in September 2020 ie beginning Monday 31 August on ‘Kentish Saints’ as part of Becket 2020.
- August, 29
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- academic, Anglo-Saxon, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Exhibition, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News
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