The last week has brought to light some fascinating discoveries. Firstly it was great to hear about the uncovering of Sandwich’s own copy of the Magna Carta that was unearthed […]
Canterbury’s medieval literary history
I think I will start with Professor Peter Brown’s lecture from last night when he gave a masterful account of Canterbury’s literary history between 1340 and 1420, a period that […]
Spreading the word
Considering the potential problems that may be on the horizon regarding archives in Kent, it is great to be able to report on something positive. I was at a meeting […]
More words and also other artefacts
Last night I joined more than a hundred other people who had come out to hear Professor Richard Gameson give a lecture at the Canterbury Cathedral Archives for the local […]
Exploring written words in the archives
Last night I attended a fascinating lecture on ‘The Men behind the Pen’ by Imogen Corrigan and I was struck once again by just how vital the preservation of books, […]
Road to Runnymede and beyond
I am sure that, like me, many of you have been listening this week to Radio Four with Melvyn Bragg where amongst others Louise Wilkinson, Nicholas Vincent and David Carpenter […]
Further Reflections
Last week I was looking back, so this week I’m going to look forward to 2015 and some of the important anniversaries that will be celebrated here at Canterbury, as […]
Reflections on the Past
The end of a year is often a good time to stand back and reflect on the past, something the historian does professionally a great deal of the time, but […]