{"id":2281,"date":"2016-10-14T21:13:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T20:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/kenthistory\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2016-11-24T08:33:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T08:33:21","slug":"future-centre-and-history-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/kenthistory\/future-centre-and-history-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Centre and History events"},"content":{"rendered":"

I thought I would start this week by again drawing your attention to the showcase event that the Centre is planning in 2017 in case there are any new readers of this blog. The event I am referring to is the \u2018Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend\u2019 <\/a>scheduled for 31 March to 2 April 2017. Details of all the different talks and other events that make up the Weekend, as in April 2016 this is designed as a pick-and-mix feast, can be found at http:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/tudors-stuarts<\/a> but if you have any problems do email artsandculture@canterbury.ac.uk<\/a> because the Box Office team will be delighted to help you. Among the speakers, we will have Dr Janina Ramirez, Dr David Starkey and the head of this Centre Professor Jackie Eales; and the talks and guided tours are arranged under four headings: \u2018Kings and Queens\u2019, \u2018Social History\u2019; \u2018the Church\u2019, and \u2018War and Politics\u2019.<\/p>\n

Far sooner is a lecture next week by a member of the History staff in the School of Humanities that will take place on Wednesday 19 October. As I am sure all of you know, this year and particularly this month has seen a considerable number of commemorate events concerning the Battle of Hastings. Canterbury Christ Church University\u2019s event is a lecture to be given by Dr Leonie Hicks at Old Sessions\u00a0House at 6 pm. Dr Hicks\u2019 title is \u2018Reading and Writing the Battle of Hastings\u2019 and her talk will be preceded by a wine reception. It is hoped that staff, students and members of the public will come along to hear what I am sure will be a very interesting talk, and entrance is free.<\/p>\n

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(photo: Paul Tritton)<\/p>\n

Another event, and like the \u2018Tudor and Stuarts\u2019 organised by the Centre, is the one-day conference on \u2018Kent Places and People\u2019 that is a joint venture with Kent Archaeological Society. This will take place on Saturday 12 November in Powell Lecture Theatre, beginning with coffee at 9.30 am. Among the speakers is Dr Paul Cullen, an authority on English place names. In his first lecture, he will focus on field names because they provide valuable reminders of the past and can reveal much about the countryside, as well as the earlier presence of orchards, gardens and meadows within the town. For example, in Canterbury such reminders include Solly\u2019s Orchard, Miller\u2019s Field and Beverley Meadow that are now respectively a garden, mostly covered by a car park, and a public park. Paul will also look more widely and such examples will include Fairmeadow in Maidstone where the town\u2019s fairs were once held but the area is now part of a multi-lane highway to the M20.<\/p>\n

Another of the speakers is Dr Mike Bintley, senior lecturer in medieval literature at Canterbury Christ Church, who will consider the use of the terms ‘wic’ and ‘burh’ in Old English poetry. Further details about the conference and a programme are available at:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/arts-and-humanities\/school-of-humanities\/research\/research-kent-history-and-archaeology\/crkha-latest-projects\/kent-places-and-people-conference.aspx<\/p>\n

It is excellent that the relaunch of the Centre will be marked by the inaugural professorial lecture by Paul Bennett because this is keeping with the idea of the Centre\u2019s collaborative approach, and the desire to look outside the narrow confines of the university sector. As many of you will know, Paul is the Director of Canterbury Archaeological Trust and his knowledge of Canterbury\u2019s history is comparable to his expertise on Libya\u2019s ancient history. Indeed, Paul will bring these two places together in his lecture which is entitled \u2018From Benghazi to Canterbury: an Archaeologist\u2019s Tale\u2019 and is scheduled for Tuesday 6 December \u2013 details of venue and time to follow. However having seen Paul this week, I can report that he had a very satisfactory trip to northern Iraq recently, the highlight being his excavation of a Homo neanderthalensis<\/em>. Consequently, I am sure the audience will be treated a fascinating evening on 6 December.<\/p>\n

This sense of the excitement of exploration was well portrayed by Felicity Aston at the first Public Lecture of this academic year at Canterbury Christ Church. Again, as many of you probably know Felicity is one of those intrepid explorers who relish a challenge, and for her this always involves some form of polar expedition. On Tuesday, she gave the packed lecture theatre some insights into her latest adventure that involved driving thousands of miles along frozen rivers and icy roads to visit the coldest place on Earth in deepest Alaska. The Royal Geographical Society sponsored her undertaking providing a brand new and specially equipped vehicle, and it was in amazingly good condition at the end of the journey. The idea was to discover how various cultures think about winter and perhaps not surprisingly this differed considerably. From the questions afterwards, it was clear the audience had been enthralled. Yet, I must admit from a personal perspective, the \u2018cult\u2019 of the giant bulls particularly fascinated me. As Felicity said, these statues of bulls found in parts of Alaska relate to the tradition of skeletons having been found buried deep underground in the ancient past, thereby giving them a mystical status. To finish, the Kent connection was not totally absent because Felicity had grown up in Tonbridge and her parents still live in west Kent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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