Articles from 2019
December
Kent Centre’s thanks and top events in 2019
18 December 2019
As the last blog of 2019, I want to record my thanks to many for their efforts this year and to offer my top three events.
Tonbridge, Eleanor de Montfort and Medway Defences – busy again!
13 December 2019
This week we move from Tonbridge in the west to Dover in the south, Medway in the north and Canterbury in the east.
Gough Map, Canterbury Castle and Medieval Animals
6 December 2019
A chance to explore the Gough Map, try to help Canterbury Castle and bring medieval animals to life.
November
Helping to celebrate Canterbury Society’s 10th anniversary
29 November 2019
This week has brought a series of meetings and the chance to be part of Canterbury Society’s celebrations.
Postgraduates working on Kent History – exciting developments
22 November 2019
This week there is information about the Centre’s future events, a report on the Kent History Postgraduate Group’s monthly research seminar and a notice about Dr Jayne Wackett’s memorial tree.
The 13th-Century Jewry and Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020
14 November 2019
This week offers useful information on how to find details of the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020, as well as a report on Dean Irwin’s CHAS lecture.
‘Picture this’, Becket 2020 and medieval chests
8 November 2019
This week you can follow the ‘Picture this …’ workshop involving Canterbury MEMS postgraduates and find out about medieval chests.
Exploring British Library and Cambridge sources
1 November 2019
This week I’m reporting on the Kent History Postgraduates meeting and bringing news about future Centre events.
October
Canterbury’s Friaries and Hospitals
24 October 2019
This week celebrating Canterbury Festival’s walks that help Canterbury Archaeological Trust in its work to uncover the city’s past.
Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020
17 October 2019
Stop Press: Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020 goes live!
Cobham and Wye Colleges
13 October 2019
This week the Centre has been working with Canterbury Archaeological Trust and Kent Archaeological Society, as well as other outreach opportunities.
Diocesan archives and the clergy
4 October 2019
Looking at the Canterbury and Rochester diocesan archives and ‘The Clerical Estate’
September
Nightingale Lecture 2019
30 September 2019
Nightingale Lecture by Professor Carl Griffin on the Swing Riots and their aftermath. Professor Ellen Swift on replica Ancient Egyptian musical instruments.
Kent History Postgraduates and Sources and Themes in Parish Histories
21 September 2019
I am hoping that there will be two blogs this week, I’m covering the Kent History Postgraduate Group’s first meeting of 2019/20 and the ‘Parish Histories’ conference, while my colleague…
Shields at the Ready! The Dering Roll and Medieval Education Day
21 September 2019
As Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh reminded me (Dr Diane Heath), it has been a year since our participation in the first Medieval Education Day for primary schools in the East Kent…
Exploring late medieval links across the seas at Exeter
9 September 2019
This week is more of a brief note in that Professor Louise Wilkinson has been very busy writing the report on History’s impact work over the last few years, including…
August
Kentish saints – using archaeology, texts and material culture
29 August 2019
As a starting point, I thought I would mention that Professor Louise Wilkinson and I are putting together a series of evening talks for the first week in September 2020…
Maritime Kent and more Canterbury landmarks
20 August 2019
Some of you may remember that about 15 month ago the Centre held a conference on ‘Maritime Kent through the Ages’. Following that successful day Stuart Bligh, Dr Elizabeth Edwards…
Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020 and Canterbury’s water supply
15 August 2019
I am continuing to make progress on the programme for the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020 that will take place from Friday 3 to Sunday 5 April. All being well, work…
Canterbury news and exploring an iconic building
7 August 2019
Having had two weeks off, which gave me a chance to write a paper and almost finish an article, I thought this week I would start with a brief reminder…
July
Magna Carta workshops at the Royal Harbour Academy Ramsgate
19 July 2019
Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh has asked me to write the Centre’s final blog before the summer vacation because I (Dr Diane Heath) have been working on a terrific project with a…
Exploring Church Records at Maidstone and Canterbury
12 July 2019
Next week I’m intending to report on Dr Diane Heath’s second set of ‘Magna Carta: Women, Children and Family’ workshops at The Royal Harbour Academy in Ramsgate (this week she…
Biodiversity and Medieval Pageant at Canterbury
7 July 2019
I’m going to concentrate on the Medieval Pageant this week because it has now become a major day in Canterbury’s calendar, and once again Professor Louise Wilkinson led a team…
June
Exploring medieval society at Canterbury and Tonbridge
28 June 2019
I thought I would begin this week with news about several events that are due to take place on and around 6 July, although before that I thought I would…
Green Heritage and King John, his Successors and Rebellion
22 June 2019
As well as various meetings, Professor Louise Wilkinson was heavily involved this Friday and Saturday with the ‘Rebellion in Medieval Europe’ conference which has drawn an international band of scholars…
Conferences, Medieval Canterbury and Alice Roberts
15 June 2019
Having led a guided walk around ‘early medieval Canterbury’ for delegates on the second day at the ‘Negotiating Power in the Early Middle Ages’ conference organised by Charlotte Liebelt, with…
The Gough Map – asking new questions
7 June 2019
It really will be a short blog this week because it is in some ways a slight breather before a very hectic time next week that has several meetings, two…
May
Dover’s Tudor harbour defences and Canterbury conferences
31 May 2019
Last week the blog was exceptionally long so this week it will be shorter and will comprise a brief report on the lecture given by Jon Iveson (head of Dover…
Yews, Jews, Aliens and Canterbury World Heritage Site – a busy week
25 May 2019
Today we reached ‘Y’ in the Heritage A – Z so if you would like to find out about the difference between Irish and English yews, then check this out:…
Celebrating Canterbury history exhibition by CCCU Masters students
17 May 2019
Professor Peter Vujakovic’s brainchild, the Heritage A – Z, has now reached ‘Q’ is for Queen Eleanor of Provence, and you can read a fascinating piece by Professor Louise Wilkinson,…
Paul Bennett, Canterbury UNESCO and Jayne Wackett
9 May 2019
Last night a packed lecture theatre of students, staff and the public were treated to a great lecture by Paul Bennett, Visiting Professor of Archaeology in the Centre for Kent…
Canterbury’s UNESCO World Heritage Site and Medieval Faversham
1 May 2019
Last week I was in Belfast giving a paper at Queen’s on ‘Starting a new life in Ricardian and Henrician Canterbury’ at the ‘Migration to the Margin’ conference, while Dr…
April
Tudors and Stuarts 2019
16 April 2019
So that is the Centre’s fourth History Weekend which is done for another year and shortly we will start in earnest on Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2020. This will be the…
Medieval Bestiaries before J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’
11 April 2019
This is just a short piece before we come to our busiest weekend of the year. Preparations are continuing and we are looking forward to meeting all our great speakers…
Tudors and Stuarts 2019 and Cinque Ports workshop
7 April 2019
Quite a bit of time this week has been taken up with getting ready for the Tudors and Stuarts 2019 on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April, and this will…
Becket 2020, Cluniac rituals and the Cod’s revenge
1 April 2019
We are now gearing up for the Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April. I have recruited a great group of postgraduates and undergraduates who…
March
William Somner, Archbishop Laud and Canterbury
24 March 2019
It has been an interesting and busy week, and before I get to the William Somner conference on Saturday, I thought I would just mention that it was great to…
Princeton and Canterbury – bringing historians together
14 March 2019
Before I get to news of events next week, including the William Somner conference on Saturday 23 March, and a report on the Kent History Postgraduates meeting, I have a…
Mapping places and spaces in Canterbury and Faversham
9 March 2019
Before I get to the book launch and a meeting on mapping Faversham through time, I thought I would mention that the CCCU Kent History Postgraduates will be holding their…
Folkestone, Faversham and Canterbury – medieval saints and other matters
2 March 2019
Now that we are in March, I thought this week I would start with news of the book launch next Thursday which features Gender in Medieval Places, Spaces and Thresholds,…
February
Challenging times throughout the centuries
24 February 2019
I thought I would begin where in a sense I left off, and now that the programme for Women’s International Day and Women’s History Month is now up on the…
Women’s History Month – gender matters in the workplace
16 February 2019
Now that it is just a week away, I thought I would highlight Paul Bennett’s annual Frank Jenkins Memorial Lecture on Saturday 23 February at 6pm in Old Sessions House.…
Victorian Kent – ‘Dickens Land’
7 February 2019
I have received an email from Dr Lesley Hardy to say the Anglo-Saxon Candlemas concert last Saturday was a great success at SS Mary and Eanswythe church in Folkestone. About…
January
Medieval queens, Anglo-Saxon saints and a Roman fort – another busy week
31 January 2019
Apologies about the short notice, because the Anglo-Saxon Candlemas concert is taking place on Saturday 2 February at 7pm in SS Mary and Eanswythe church, Folkstone. This is part of…
Apocalypse – in Anglo-Saxon terms by Katy Cubitt
26 January 2019
Firstly some news about what will be taking place next week. Next Tuesday Abby Armstrong, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis just before Christmas, will be giving a paper on…
Hengist, medieval Jews and Tudors and Stuarts 2019
17 January 2019
This week I want to draw your attention to a few of the lectures that will be taking place at the Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend on Saturday 13th and…
Medieval Gender Studies book launch and Canterbury Castle
9 January 2019
So 2019 has arrived, which means firstly I want to wish all readers of the blog a Happy New Year! The new year looks very exciting because we have the…
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