Another busy week but I thought I would start with the Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend 2021 to say the web site has gone live for bookings, and Matthew will […]
The 13th-Century Jewry and Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020
This week offers useful information on how to find details of the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020, as well as a report on Dean Irwin’s CHAS lecture.
Eanswythe, Westgate, Faversham and the Black Prince – another busy week
This has marked another busy week for the Centre, but before I come to that I thought I would let you know that tickets for the Tudors and Stuarts History […]
Ian Coulson Awards and Nightingale Lecture
Before I come to the Nightingale Lecture, I just thought I would pass on several news items, and perhaps from the Centre’s perspective the most exciting is that the Tudors […]
Medieval Canterbury Weekend – building partnerships
I thought I would begin by mentioning a very productive meeting Dr Diane Heath and I had on Monday with Lyndsay Ridley, the General Manager at The Canterbury Tales, regarding […]
Churchwardens’ accounts – from Canterbury to Bristol and back again
For the Christmas and New Year fortnight I’ll take the opportunity to play Janus and look back over the past year before turning to the exciting new projects and events […]
Attracting youngsters to history and Hayes Award winner
This week saw the awarding of the John and Peggy Hayes Canterbury Award for publications on the history of the city, and this year the recipient is Professor David Birmingham […]
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. […]