Before I mention two events Dr Diane Heath is holding in the very near future, I thought I would again flag up the dates for the Tudors & Stuarts 2023 […]
Finding people from the past – Lossenham and Canterbury
Another milestone – this is the 400th blog!!
Highlighting Dover’s Maison Dieu
This week the focus is Dover, and specifically the Maison Dieu, but before I get to that, I thought I would just mention a few other matters involving the CKHH.
Canterbury and Medway – bringing history alive in Kent!
This week I’m going to report on the Medway History Showcase and the first three of the lunchtime lectures, organised by Dr Claire Bartram, as part of Canterbury Festival, but […]
Dragons and pilgrims – celebrating Kent
Following the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the blog is now back and there have been several events involving the Centre for Kent History and Heritage.
Exploring Kent’s history – and having fun!
Even though there have been exceedingly momentous events taking place this week, perhaps of even greater concern for historians, especially medievalists having witnessed the televised proclamation of an English monarch […]
Conflict in Kent – from Becket to modern times
This week is a quick catch up on August events, especially Dr Diane Heath’s ‘Medieval Animals Heritage’ project, and a book review from Dr Martin Watts, but first notifications of […]
Dover, Becket pilgrims, and medieval animals
STOP PRESS! a fabulous opportunity to see Dr Rachel Koopmans give an illustrated presentation on the Becket Miracle Window that featured in the British Museum’s Becket exhibition last summer. This […]
Dragons, Magna Carta and reading charters
It is possible some of you may have seen the ‘Kent Day’ article published online on Thursday 26 May https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/celebrating-kents-history-and-heritage which, as noted in the CKHH blog last week, is […]