Middle Ages
Articles tagged with the category: Middle Ages
Challenging times today and in the past
17 March 2020
In this fast-moving world that we live in, I thought I would bring out a short update. For the health and safety of speakers, those attending, and all concerned, we…
Canterbury incidents – rats in organ pipes and marketing cold baths
14 March 2020
Currently CCCU is open, however, we have been informed that the higher powers will be making a decision about the fate of university events, including the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020…
St Eanswythe ‘found’ – Folkestone’s Anglo-Saxon saint
8 March 2020
I thought I would start by saying that the university, like other educational institutions, is keeping abreast of the advice coming from Government in the current circumstances. Consequently, as and…
Pre-historic barrows, castles and other medieval buildings – celebrating success and exploring interpretations
27 February 2020
I thought I would start with some good news. As regular readers of the blog will remember, one of the frequent contributors to the Kent History Postgraduates Group until she…
St Mildred and other saints – fascinating stories and contested identities
20 February 2020
I thought I would begin with some news and then turn to the planning for the exhibition at Eastbridge Hospital on ‘Kentish Saints and Martyrs’ in late August/early September 2020.
Mapping landscapes from Charles Dickens to Hilary Mantel
13 February 2020
I thought I would just begin by mentioning that Dr Diane Heath is intending to submit her HLF ‘Medieval Animals’ project application in the next week or so, which is…
Medieval Canterbury Weekend – two months to go
5 February 2020
This week I want to feature a few of the events that will be taking place during the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020 and link them to medieval Canterbury. However, before…
Graduation and Holocaust Memorial Day
31 January 2020
Stop press: Dr Claire Bartram’s edited collection Kentish Book Culture: Writers, Archives, Libraries and Sociability 1400-1660 (Oxford and Bern: Peter Lang, 2020) arrived yesterday and it looks a very fine…
Jews, Becket, Henry III and Canterbury – a heady mix!
25 January 2020
It is Graduation Day for the first cohort of taught MA MEMS and Modern History students next Friday, so in the blog next week I will be revealing the winner…
Linking Canterbury and Lyminge through Anglo-Saxon saints
17 January 2020
As well as mentioning a couple of events that are due to happen over the next couple of weeks, I shall be reporting on Robert Baldwin’s talk this week, with…
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