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Medieval Bestiaries before J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’

Medieval Bestiaries before J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’

This is just a short piece before we come to our busiest weekend of the year. Preparations are continuing and we are looking forward to meeting all our great speakers […]

11th April 201912th April 2019 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Early Modern, Events, festival, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Stuarts, TudorsLeave a Comment on Medieval Bestiaries before J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Tudors and Stuarts 2019 and Cinque Ports workshop

Tudors and Stuarts 2019 and Cinque Ports workshop

Quite a bit of time this week has been taken up with getting ready for the Tudors and Stuarts 2019 on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April, and this will […]

7th April 2019 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Early Modern, Events, festival, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Stuarts, TudorsLeave a Comment on Tudors and Stuarts 2019 and Cinque Ports workshop
William Somner, Archbishop Laud and Canterbury

William Somner, Archbishop Laud and Canterbury

It has been an interesting and busy week, and before I get to the William Somner conference on Saturday, I thought I would just mention that it was great to […]

24th March 201925th March 2019 academic, Anglo-Saxon, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Exhibition, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, StuartsLeave a Comment on William Somner, Archbishop Laud and Canterbury
Mapping places and spaces in Canterbury and Faversham

Mapping places and spaces in Canterbury and Faversham

Before I get to the book launch and a meeting on mapping Faversham through time, I thought I would mention that the CCCU Kent History Postgraduates will be holding their […]

9th March 2019 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Exhibition, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Stuarts, TudorsLeave a Comment on Mapping places and spaces in Canterbury and Faversham
Folkestone, Faversham and Canterbury – medieval saints and other matters

Folkestone, Faversham and Canterbury – medieval saints and other matters

Now that we are in March, I thought this week I would start with news of the book launch next Thursday which features Gender in Medieval Places, Spaces and Thresholds, […]

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Challenging times throughout the centuries

Challenging times throughout the centuries

I thought I would begin where in a sense I left off, and now that the programme for Women’s International Day and Women’s History Month is now up on the […]

24th February 2019 academic, Anglo-Saxon, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Early Modern, Events, Exhibition, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Second World War, StuartsLeave a Comment on Challenging times throughout the centuries
Women’s History Month – gender matters in the workplace

Women’s History Month – gender matters in the workplace

Now that it is just a week away, I thought I would highlight Paul Bennett’s annual Frank Jenkins Memorial Lecture on Saturday 23 February at 6pm in Old Sessions House. […]

16th February 2019 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, TudorsLeave a Comment on Women’s History Month – gender matters in the workplace
Victorian Kent – ‘Dickens Land’

Victorian Kent – ‘Dickens Land’

I have received an email from Dr Lesley Hardy to say the Anglo-Saxon Candlemas concert last Saturday was a great success at SS Mary and Eanswythe church in Folkestone. About […]

7th February 20197th February 2019 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Exhibition, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, VictorianLeave a Comment on Victorian Kent – ‘Dickens Land’
Hengist, medieval Jews and Tudors and Stuarts 2019

Hengist, medieval Jews and Tudors and Stuarts 2019

This week I want to draw your attention to a few of the lectures that will be taking place at the Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend on Saturday 13th and […]

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