{"id":11394,"date":"2022-04-20T17:59:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T16:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/kenthistory\/?p=11394"},"modified":"2022-04-20T17:59:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T16:59:33","slug":"canterbury-dover-and-nonington-celebrating-histories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/kenthistory\/canterbury-dover-and-nonington-celebrating-histories\/","title":{"rendered":"Canterbury, Dover and Nonington – celebrating histories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Because the CKHH blog of 6th<\/sup> April has seemingly gone walkabout in the ether, I\u2019m going to resurrect part of it for this week where it is still relevant. In addition, we are hoping to offer you something special later tomorrow, so please do check in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The Black Prince’s funeral monument, Canterbury Cathedral (image: Dean and Chapter)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It is now under two weeks until the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2022<\/strong> on 29 April to 1 May<\/strong>, and it is getting very exciting as the final pieces slot into place. We still have tickets available for lectures, but the tours have sold out. Sorry to those who wanted to come on these guided visits, maybe next time! I am looking forward to all the talks, but I\u2019m especially intrigued by London\u2019s first \u2018common library\u2019<\/strong> and \u2018Sir Gawain and the Green Knight\u2019<\/strong> has always been a favourite of mine. Moreover, having explored some of Canterbury\u2019s medieval houses, I\u2019m keen to hear from Dr Chris King<\/strong> and then see Dr Dean Irwin\u2019s<\/strong> presentation. For those who would like to see the full programme, please check it out at: https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/medieval-canterbury<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning to other up and coming events, it is great to be able to report that Dr Claire Bartram<\/strong> will be placing a spotlight on Dover<\/strong> TOMORROW<\/strong>, all being well, when a 2nd<\/sup> blog from Claire will be the publication of the Centre\u2019s and Christ Church\u2019s contribution to the IHR Centenary project<\/strong>. She has been collecting in the final items for this celebration that will highlight material about medieval and Tudor Dover right the way through to contemporary engagements with local communities creatively and through knowledge exchange enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dover Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This coincides with the University of Kent\u2019s IHR Centenary project<\/strong> run by Professor Mark Connelly<\/strong>, and the Centre for Kent History & Heritage is delighted to collaborate by having a stall, offering a talk and running family-friendly events at \u2018Kent: Gateway to the World History Festival\u2019 <\/strong>in the Westgate Hall, Canterbury<\/strong>, between 10am and 4pm on Saturday 23 April<\/strong>. On topics from the Dover Bronze Age boat by way of Aliens in 15th<\/sup>-century Canterbury to the two World Wars, those coming along are in for a treat, not least because Penny Bernard<\/strong>, one half of the \u2018Medieval Animals Heritage\u2019 project team will be running family-friendly activities and who can resist a super hedgehog, a gorgeous little owl or a handsome lion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then on Saturday 30 April<\/strong>, Mark will have a second Kent History Festival day at the Royal Engineers Museum at Gillingham<\/strong>, again 10am until 4pm. As at Canterbury you can book in advance through Eventbrite, but equally feel free to go along on the day although there will be an entrance fee if not pre-booked at Gillingham. Of course, this coincides with the Medieval Canterbury Weekend<\/strong> which means there will be members of the Kent History Postgraduates <\/strong>at both Canterbury and Gillingham. I\u2019m delighted that Peter Joyce<\/strong> has volunteered to fly the Centre\u2019s flag at Gillingham where he will provide a short talk, at 11.10am, on \u2018The House for the Poor built by the Rich\u2019 which is based on his doctoral research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St Edmund’s chapel, Dover<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Of the Kent History Postgraduates, alumni and in some cases now CCCU staff members, it is brilliant that so many will be involved, and they will be getting a mention in the blog after the Weekend. Equally, it is fantastic that among the speakers this year we have three post-docs from History, of whom two still keep in touch through the Kent History Postgraduates\u2019 group and Dr Dean Irwin<\/strong> has also volunteered to chair two sessions on the Saturday, his lecture is on the Sunday. Consequently, very many thanks in advance to all volunteers from across the university and beyond, it is great how people have come forward, including Craig and his excellent team from the CCCU Bookshop<\/strong>. Do feel free to look at the Weekend\u2019s bookshop: https:\/\/bookshop.canterbury.ac.uk\/canterbury-history-weekend-2022<\/a>  And someone else who deserves a special mention is Lisa Duffy<\/strong> who recently contributed a report to the newsletter of the Friends of Canterbury Archaeological Trust<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working with the Franciscan Gardens on Diane\u2019s funded \u2018Medieval Animals Heritage\u2019<\/strong> project has been admirable, and it is similarly good to have been helping them design their new Franciscan Gardens booklet that is coming close to fruition for this year\u2019s summer season. Hopefully, this will lead on to collaboration regarding a late medieval text of Becket\u2019s Life<\/em><\/strong> in Middle English held at Cambridge, which has the potential to make a great doctoral project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of potential postgraduate projects<\/strong>, I want to flag up a Masters by Research <\/strong>opportunity, either full-time or part-time, currently available via the CKHH where financial help will be provided by a benefactor through the Ian Coulson Memorial Postgraduate Award Fund.<\/strong> We are extremely grateful to the donor because this is a fantastic chance for someone interested in how historical landscapes develop over time. So, are you interested in Kent\u2019s early medieval history? Have you ever wondered how the different estates in the countryside came into being during the time of the Kingdom of Kent and beyond, and how they developed either side of the Norman Conquest as the pressure of the Norman presence came to bear on the Kentish countryside? If you are, then this project may be just right for you! Called \u2018The Evolution of a Downland Landscape: Nonington 700\u20131400\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>we know there is a good corpus of charter and other documentary materials, as well as evidence from archaeological and topographical work. For preliminary enquiries, please contact me at sheila.sweetinburgh@canterbury.ac.uk<\/a> and we can discuss your ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dover Harbour<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bearing in mind the current problems (and they still are a fortnight later!) about crossing the English Channel from Dover,<\/strong> I thought I would just see what I had on this from a selection of the 15th<\/sup>-century Dover chamberlains\u2019 accounts, and it is interesting to see that looking at the guild of ferryboatmen, the man operating on 6 April in 1426 was called Sandirookes. Nobody is listed for the following day but there were more passengers on 10 April when both John Kelays and Thomas at Hall made the crossing in their craft, while Thomas was again ferrying passengers on 18 April. Earlier that year March and April had not been that busy, but interestingly January had been a good month for the ferrymen, especially on 10 January when seemingly 3 men had been called upon to cross the Narrow Seas in this way. Nevertheless, the considerable number of inns in Dover may point to people having to wait for quite some time on occasion, although probably this was more comfortable than being stuck in a lorry or car on the approach to the port, or further back on either the M2 or M20!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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