Next week is going to be very busy because not only is it the first week of term but we have the Nightingale Lecture on Tuesday evening, the Aphra Behn […]
Aphra Behn and other exciting events in Kent
Again this week I’m primarily going to focus on upcoming events in September by adding the AHRC Aphra Behn project launch to the Nightingale Lecture and Institutional Care through the […]
Medieval Animals Heritage and Exploring the Lives of People in the Past
I thought I would start with a couple of things from Dr Diane Heath’s NHLF-funded ‘Medieval Animals Heritage’ project. Firstly, she said they had a great time in Canterbury Cathedral […]
Rebellion over the centuries – the Kentish experience
I thought this week I would first alert you to the notices about exciting upcoming events towards the end of this week’s blog, but before I get to these, I’ll […]
Conflict in Kent – from Becket to modern times
This week is a quick catch up on August events, especially Dr Diane Heath’s ‘Medieval Animals Heritage’ project, and a book review from Dr Martin Watts, but first notifications of […]
Kentish martyrs, saints and the ‘middling sort’ – Nightingale Lecture
To a degree this is a catch up week in that there were the final three talks for Kentish Saints and Martyrs and the Nightingale Lecture, as well as Dr […]
Kentish Saints and Medieval Animals – a saintly greyhound
This week has been very busy, for as well as Diane’s hunt at the Freshers’ Fair for student volunteers to get involved in her NHLF-funded ‘Medieval Animals Heritage’ project – […]
Lossenham, Kentish saints and a mazer – busman’s holiday
The Centre’s blog is back! Even though it might have been more of a busman’s holiday than a complete break, it was an enjoyable change. For this week, I’m going […]
Kent history in the news – talks, exhibitions and other events
As this is the last blog from the Centre before a three-week break, I thought I would mention some events that will be taking place across the county before turning […]