festival Archives - KCHH

Canterbury Medieval Weekend 2026

8 May 2026

Well, I think we have made a successful transition from Canterbury Christ Church University to the University of Kent for the History Weekends.

Studying conflict in society – medieval to modern

25 April 2026

This week has seen continuing preparations for the Canterbury Medieval Weekend, hence many thanks to Karen Brayshaw and her colleagues in the University’s Special Collections and Archives, to Ryan Perry…

Showcasing medieval studies – from troublesome kings to international trade

11 March 2026

As we are now into the second full week of March, we are less than 2 months away from the Canterbury Medieval Weekend on the 1-3 May.

Top Ten of 2025

23 December 2025

Well, 2025 has been an interesting year, especially the move from CKHH to KCHH and the new website beautifully designed by Ben Cornwell – many thanks Ben. However, because of…

Lots of exciting Kent MEMS events in 2026

27 November 2025

I’ll come to some updates on various planned events in 2026, but I thought I would mention that it is excellent to see word is getting out, which means we…

History lectures in Canterbury

11 September 2025

Having spent part of last week at the Fifteenth Century conference at Durham, which was an interesting and pleasurable experience, it might be worth mentioning that the 2026 conference next…

The Nightingale, the Chough and the Phoenix – flying together in Canterbury and Kent

6 July 2025

From my perspective, this is the last CKHH blog. Consequently, I would just like to say that when Matthew Crockatt said back in 2014 the best way to build an…

Tudors and Stuarts 2025 – last of the (thin red) line

2 May 2025

Before I come to the Tudors and Stuarts 25 History Weekend, as well as a visit from sixth-form students studying English Literature at Cherwell School in Oxford, I want to…

From Kent to Hull – showcasing maritime history

15 April 2025

This week has Jason Mazzocchi’s report of the Hull Maritime History conference where he and Kieron Hoyle gave papers last Saturday, but before that these are the two upcoming CKHH…

Two sides of a coin: vibrant research culture – end of an era

10 April 2025

I shall start this week with a note of congratulations to Dr Dessoy, whose doctoral thesis is now complete and the next event will be her graduation. Thus, well done…