With all Centre and other events in Canterbury cancelled until the autumn at the earliest, and even September may be in doubt – more news when matters become clearer; and the Prime Minister remains in intensive care, the gravity of the situation at all levels is clear. Hence, developing ways to adjust to the present circumstances are paramount in order to fulfil government requirements to help those on this ‘war’s’ frontline.
TAG: Canterbury Cathedral archives and library
Canterbury incidents – rats in organ pipes and marketing cold baths
Currently CCCU is open, however, we have been informed that the higher powers will be making a decision about the fate of university events, including the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020 and other CKHH events, early next week. Moreover, with the UK government’s statement today, things are moving swiftly. Consequently, I’ll keep you informed as and when I have some concrete news.
- March, 14
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Medieval Canterbury Weekend – two months to go
This week I want to feature a few of the events that will be taking place during the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020 and link them to medieval Canterbury. However, before that I just want to say that Dr Martin Watts will be speaking at the Canterbury branch meeting of the Historical Association tomorrow (Thursday) evening at Kent College. His topic will be his book on the Royal Marines in the Second World War. If you want a taster, please see this earlier blog and if you live locally and this sounds interesting, the local HA will be delighted to see you at 7pm: https://blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/kenthistory/from-anglo-saxons-to-wwii-exploring-canterbury-faversham-and-the-royal-marines/
- February, 5
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- academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Exhibition, festival, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Tudors
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Graduation and Holocaust Memorial Day
Stop press: Dr Claire Bartram’s edited collection Kentish Book Culture: Writers, Archives, Libraries and Sociability 1400-1660 (Oxford and Bern: Peter Lang, 2020) arrived yesterday and it looks a very fine volume. Then today the first group of taught MA students in MEMS and Modern History graduated, congratulations to all and especially Katie Brooke as the winner of the first Lawrence Lyle Memorial MA Dissertation Prize.
- January, 31
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Jews, Becket, Henry III and Canterbury – a heady mix!
It is Graduation Day for the first cohort of taught MA MEMS and Modern History students next Friday, so in the blog next week I will be revealing the winner of the first Lawrence Lyle Memorial Prize with, I hope, a photograph. However, this week I’ll bring you two brief reports on the Kent History Postgraduate meeting on Wednesday and Professor David Carpenter’s joint Historical Association and Canterbury Cathedral Archives & Library lecture on Thomas Becket and Henry III, as part of Becket 2020 on Thursday.
- January, 25
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- academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News
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Linking Canterbury and Lyminge through Anglo-Saxon saints
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.
- January, 17
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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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Gough Map, Canterbury Castle and Medieval Animals
A chance to explore the Gough Map, try to help Canterbury Castle and bring medieval animals to life.
- December, 6
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- academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Exhibition, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Stuarts
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Postgraduates working on Kent History – exciting developments
This week there is information about the Centre’s future events, a report on the Kent History Postgraduate Group’s monthly research seminar and a notice about Dr Jayne Wackett’s memorial tree.
- November, 22
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