For this week among the various things Dr Claire Bartram and I have been doing is putting together the final preparations for the CKHH 10 Year Celebratory event next week. […]
From the Stone Age to the Tudors – exploring Kent’s past
Before I come to the opening of the new gallery at Maidstone Museum with its official launch yesterday (Tuesday 5 June), I thought I would take the opportunity to mention […]
Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2024
Before I get to the main business for this week, I want to remind readers that the Becket Lecture is less than a fortnight away on Tuesday 14 May. It […]
Aphra Behn and other Inspirational Kent Women Writers
As promised, I’ll come to the ‘Inspirational Kent Women Writers’ conference from last Saturday in a minute, but as a final reminder it will be the second part this coming […]
Kent’s material culture – in stone, stained glass and early books
This week has seen final preparations for the first of the ‘Inspirational Kent Women Writers’ events, the conference on Saturday. This means there will be a report in the blog […]
Kent women in history – widows and writers
This week has been more meetings, as well as teaching, of course, but I did manage an afternoon in Canterbury Cathedral Archives which I’ll come to in a minute as […]
Congratulations Matthew, plus future CKHH events
As eagle-eyed readers of the CKHH blog will have noticed, this week it is coming out much later than usual. This is because I wanted to lead with the winner […]
Researching Kent’s colourful history – from mariners to lawyers
Great to see that there is an appetite for the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2024 and I’m pleased to report that ticket sales have started well. If you are new to […]
Centre for Kent History and Heritage: events for 2024
Firstly, Happy New Year to regular and new readers of the CKHH blog, we hope you enjoy it and come back again in future weeks. Secondly, the new website organised […]