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From Anglo-Saxons to WWII – exploring Canterbury, Faversham and the Royal Marines

From Anglo-Saxons to WWII – exploring Canterbury, Faversham and the Royal Marines

I thought I would start with some very exciting news, Michael Wood has agreed to come to Canterbury to give an evening lecture on Tuesday 30 October 2018. The title […]

23rd February 2018 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Second World War, TudorsLeave a Comment on From Anglo-Saxons to WWII – exploring Canterbury, Faversham and the Royal Marines
Centre for Kent History and Heritage – looking back

Centre for Kent History and Heritage – looking back

As in 2016, probably the high point this year for the Centre was the History Weekend in early April, which in 2017 featured the Tudors and Stuarts and was a […]

28th December 2017 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, festival, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Second World War, Stuarts, Tudors2 Comments on Centre for Kent History and Heritage – looking back
Maritime Kent – place-names, sea songs and Anglo-Saxon ‘invaders’

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. […]

22nd August 201728th August 2017 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Roman, Stuarts, TudorsLeave a Comment on Maritime Kent – place-names, sea songs and Anglo-Saxon ‘invaders’
Burial mounds, workhouses and maritime Kent

Burial mounds, workhouses and maritime Kent

Having had a number of meetings this week about prospective Centre events for 2018, I thought I would just mention them before reporting on the last of the Kent History […]

28th July 2017 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Stuarts, TudorsLeave a Comment on Burial mounds, workhouses and maritime Kent
Sandwich – Battle, Magna Carta, memory and constructing identity

Sandwich – Battle, Magna Carta, memory and constructing identity

Keeping with the theme from last week of activities of those involved directly or indirectly with the Centre in ‘history in the community’, this week I’ll focus on the Kent […]

24th May 201712th June 2017 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, NewsLeave a Comment on Sandwich – Battle, Magna Carta, memory and constructing identity
Celebrating William Urry, Angevin Canterbury and Magna Carta

Celebrating William Urry, Angevin Canterbury and Magna Carta

This year marks a rather special anniversary in Canterbury’s history because it is fifty years since the publication of William Urry’s Canterbury under the Angevin Kings.

18th May 201724th May 2017 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Early Modern, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Tudors8 Comments on Celebrating William Urry, Angevin Canterbury and Magna Carta
Kent’s History and Heritage – working together

Kent’s History and Heritage – working together

You might say this week that the theme is working with others, whether this involves archaeology or history. However, before I get down to reporting what has been happening I […]

4th December 201612th December 2016 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, NewsLeave a Comment on Kent’s History and Heritage – working together

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