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‘Beastly Latinists’ and the Unicorn at Canterbury

‘Beastly Latinists’ and the Unicorn at Canterbury

Now to the second blog for the week to clear the decks for Professor Alan Stewart’s lecture on Tuesday 21 November at 5pm in The Michael Berry Lecture Theatre, Old […]

18th November 202319th November 2023 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Tudors2 Comments on ‘Beastly Latinists’ and the Unicorn at Canterbury
From Medieval Animals to Maritime Communities – Kent History and Heritage in Action

From Medieval Animals to Maritime Communities – Kent History and Heritage in Action

There are a number of important meetings happening this week involving Centre projects, some where the Centre is heavily involved, and others where the Centre has some involvement.

27th January 202227th January 2022 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News2 Comments on From Medieval Animals to Maritime Communities – Kent History and Heritage in Action
Maritime Kent and other research topics

Maritime Kent and other research topics

This week I thought I would catch up with what Dr Diane Heath has been doing recently, as well as where I and my fellow editors are with Maritime Kent. […]

20th May 202026th May 2020 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Heritage, Kent, local and regional history, London, Middle Ages, News, Roman, Stuarts, Tudors7 Comments on Maritime Kent and other research topics
Book culture and Kent History Postgraduates

Book culture and Kent History Postgraduates

Thanks firstly to Dr Diane Heath for last week’s blog, and today I thought I would start with Professor Louise Wilkinson’s virtual ‘Farewell’ last Friday where she was joined by […]

23rd April 202014th May 2020 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, Events, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Tudors, UncategorisedLeave a Comment on Book culture and Kent History Postgraduates
Exciting times ahead – Becket, Canterbury and much, much more

Exciting times ahead – Becket, Canterbury and much, much more

This week I’m exploring what we have planned for 2020.

9th January 20209th January 2020 academic, Anglo-Saxon, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Exhibition, festival, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, TudorsLeave a Comment on Exciting times ahead – Becket, Canterbury and much, much more
Gough Map, Canterbury Castle and Medieval Animals

Gough Map, Canterbury Castle and Medieval Animals

A chance to explore the Gough Map, try to help Canterbury Castle and bring medieval animals to life.

6th December 20199th December 2019 academic, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Events, Exhibition, Heritage, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, StuartsLeave a Comment on Gough Map, Canterbury Castle and Medieval Animals
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’
Polar Bear and Pilgrims visiting Canterbury

Polar Bear and Pilgrims visiting Canterbury

This week I thought I would start with Paula the Polar Bear’s visit to Canterbury Cathedral precincts on Wednesday. She only visited her adoring public for short periods due to […]

24th August 201825th August 2018 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Exhibition, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Stuarts, TudorsLeave a Comment on Polar Bear and Pilgrims visiting Canterbury
Humans and Animals in Faversham and Margate

Humans and Animals in Faversham and Margate

Before I report on the first phase of the ‘Medieval Faversham’ exhibition that has been installed in the Town Council’s new Heritage Hub, I want to mention the Centre’s conference […]

25th May 201826th May 2018 academic, archaeology, Blog Posts, Canterbury, conference, Early Modern, Events, Kent, Lecture, local and regional history, Middle Ages, News, Second World WarLeave a Comment on Humans and Animals in Faversham and Margate

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