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From Anglo-Saxons to WWII – exploring Canterbury, Faversham and the Royal Marines
23 February 2018
I thought I would start with some very exciting news, Michael Wood has agreed to come to Canterbury to give an evening lecture on Tuesday 30 October 2018. The title…
Canterbury and Le Bec – Anglo-French relations and other matters
18 February 2018
The first item I thought I would bring to you this week is news of the rescheduled Becket Lecture that will now take place on Tuesday 6 March at 6pm…
Medieval Canterbury Weekend – building partnerships
3 February 2018
I thought I would begin by mentioning a very productive meeting Dr Diane Heath and I had on Monday with Lyndsay Ridley, the General Manager at The Canterbury Tales, regarding…
Skeletons in Canterbury and St Alban’s
27 January 2018
Exciting news this week, we passed the thousand-ticket mark for the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2018. There are still tickets for all the talks but some of the guided tours have…
Researching Kent History – new discoveries and approaches
20 January 2018
Now that we are well into January it is time to move on to the next part of the preparations for the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2018 on 6–8 April. Speakers…
Medieval Canterbury Weekend and other events – looking forward
5 January 2018
In 2018, we will be heading back to the Middle Ages for our Medieval Canterbury Weekend from the 6 to 8 April. Regarding the lectures and tours, we will start…
Centre for Kent History and Heritage – looking back
28 December 2017
As in 2016, probably the high point this year for the Centre was the History Weekend in early April, which in 2017 featured the Tudors and Stuarts and was a…
Churchwardens’ accounts – from Canterbury to Bristol and back again
21 December 2017
For the Christmas and New Year fortnight I’ll take the opportunity to play Janus and look back over the past year before turning to the exciting new projects and events…
Paul Bennett and bringing Canterbury and Rochester together
14 December 2017
Before I give a brief report on Professor Paul Bennett’s fascinating ‘Part Two’ of his inaugural professorial lecture, I thought I would mention a few events the Centre is running…
Fighting, hunting and farming – from Canterbury to Leicester and back again
10 December 2017
One lot of exciting news is that Canterbury Archaeological Trust archaeologists have uncovered the burial of Abbot John of Wheathampstead at St Alban’s Cathedral (one of the most important monasteries…
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