Firstly, congratulations to Dr Kaye Sowden who has received confirmation that her doctoral thesis on the history of early modern Pluckley has been signed off by her examiners and is […]
Top Ten of 2024
As promised for this week I’m going to offer what I think were the CKHH highlights of 2024. This year I’m going to try a thematic approach for at least […]
Canterbury’s story gardens in development
This is going to be a very short blog for a change because I’ll use next week to give a round-up of the highlights of 2024. Then the blog will […]
Exploring Kent landscapes – from cliffs to castles
Firstly, just a reminder that this Saturday it is the Medway History Showcase 24 at the Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham where Kieron Hoyle and Jason Mazzocchi will be looking after […]
Canterbury-exploring the city’s medieval history
Now that we are into September, and more importantly I am back from the Fifteenth Century conference at St John’s College, Oxford, last week, I thought I would start with […]
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 […]
Exploring Kent History
Having been away working for much of the week, I missed the Faculty’s Research Day on Wednesday and Dr Heidi Stoner’s presentation on Thursday about her new joint project with […]
Canterbury Commemoration – a fire, Thomas More and Thomas Becket
This is really the second half from last week, that is events from Friday and Saturday, thereby leaving the second week of July for Dr Janet Clayton’s presentation to the […]
Tenterden Museum and Canterbury Conference
I’m going to split the blog again this week because there is so much going on. Moreover, I’ll use this one to publicise public events linked to Centre people coming […]