This week I decided to wait until after the Garden History Study Day yesterday to write the blog, but before I get to that I just want to announce that […]
Crypts and caves – from Canterbury to Shanidar
Many thanks to Dr Diane Heath for her blog last week about Professor Sandy Heslop’s lecture on St Anselm’s crypt in Canterbury Cathedral and the torchlight exploration of the crypt […]
Sandy Heslop: The Organisation and Formation of St Anselm’s Crypt
This week Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh has kindly suggested I write the blog report on what was for many of us a very exciting event. On Friday, we welcomed Professor Sandy […]
Saxon history – linking Canterbury to continental Europe
The 68th International Sachsenymposion is drawing to a close today after four and a half days of guided tours, workshops, poster displays, a public lecture, and academic debate following a […]
Maritime Kent – place-names, sea songs and Anglo-Saxon ‘invaders’
Keeping with the maritime theme, at least for part of this blog, I thought I would report on a presentation I went to last Saturday at the Beaney in Canterbury. […]
Black Prince, Cinque Ports and Canterbury Cathedral
Faversham’s history – attracting a growing audience. On Wednesday evening, the Canterbury Christ Church University bookshop hosted the launch of Michael Jones’ new book on the Black Prince, but before […]
Medieval Pageant and Centre’s future events
Before I come on to the report on the Medieval Pageant, especially the Centre’s contribution in the Greyfriars Garden as part of the Family Trail, I thought I would offer […]
Roman, Norman and Stuart Canterbury
I thought I would begin this week by mentioning Dr Michael Jones’ book launch for his new study on the Black Prince. This will take place at the Canterbury Christ […]
Sense of place – Canterbury, Kent and beyond
This week I want to catch up with events involving History and the Centre over the last week, but will leave Dr Mark Hutchinson’s paper to the Staff-Postgraduate Research Seminar […]