In many ways this week the topic that has kept reoccurring is Thomas Becket. However before I get on to St Thomas of Canterbury I thought I would just mention […]
Kent History and Archaeology: exciting times
First some advance notice: Dr Lesley Hardy will be giving a lecture to the Lyminge Historical Society on Tuesday 3 November at The Tayne Centre at 7.30pm. She will be […]
‘Battle of the Ducks’ at Canterbury
The lead-in to the new academic year is always a busy time, even if you are not teaching much, although it looks like I will pick-up a ‘first’ from my […]
Monarchs at the Medieval Canterbury Weekend
Jeanette Earl mentioned that she had seen a report in the Independent on Thursday, in which the 60 plus writers of the Historical Writers Association had conducted a poll recently […]
Medieval Weekend and New Centre Projects
This week has been quite quiet in terms of matters relating to the Centre, but it is worth recording that the smart new flyer for the Medieval Canterbury Weekend has […]
Medieval Canterbury and Magna Carta
Still busy editing Early Medieval Kent this week but at least I now think I have the photo for the front cover. Having been on a Kent Archaeological Society visit […]
Book Culture and Medieval Sandwich
Hopefully some of you will have taken the time to look at the Medieval Canterbury Weekend webpages to see the exciting range of speakers and guided tours available next April. For […]
Exploring Christ Church Gate
Having highlighted Leonie Seliger’s wonderful talk about the Ancestors stained glass windows last week, I thought today I would focus on another of the cathedral’s experts. I first met Heather […]