Apologies about the short notice, because the Anglo-Saxon Candlemas concert is taking place on Saturday 2 February at 7pm in SS Mary and Eanswythe church, Folkstone. This is part of […]
Apocalypse – in Anglo-Saxon terms by Katy Cubitt
Firstly some news about what will be taking place next week. Next Tuesday Abby Armstrong, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis just before Christmas, will be giving a paper on […]
Hengist, medieval Jews and Tudors and Stuarts 2019
This week I want to draw your attention to a few of the lectures that will be taking place at the Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend on Saturday 13th and […]
Medieval Gender Studies book launch and Canterbury Castle
So 2019 has arrived, which means firstly I want to wish all readers of the blog a Happy New Year! The new year looks very exciting because we have the […]
‘Places, spaces and thresholds’ and looking back to the Centre’s ‘top 7’ for 2018
First of all – advance notice that on 3 January 2019 the essay collection edited by Drs Diane Heath, Victoria Blud and Einat Klafter on Gender in Medieval Places, Spaces […]
Tudor map-making – from England and France to Ulster and the New World
At a time when everyone is busy, I’ll make this a short report and solely tell you about Dr Neil Murphy’s research seminar talk last Thursday to a packed room […]
Exploring medieval Tonbridge – priory, castle and deer parks
This week really will be much shorter because firstly I’m going to mention a lecture organised by History at CCCU next Thursday 13 December, and then will report on one […]
‘Being Human’ in Canterbury with the Becket Lecture next week
Next week looks very exciting. We have the Becket Lecture on Tuesday when Dr Rachel Koopmans will tell us about her fascinating new findings about the Becket stained glass windows […]
Canterbury and Kent – from place names to wool traders
Firstly, news about a forthcoming Centre’s colloquium in the Spring that is now on the ‘Future Events’ page on the Centre’s website: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/arts-and-humanities/research-kent-history-and-archaeology/events.aspx