Articles from 2021
December
Lossenham and Medieval Canterbury – exploring places and spaces
16 December 2021
Before I come to Richard Best’s presentation to the Kent History Postgraduates group, I thought I would catch up on a few other matters involving staff from the CKHH.
Canterbury pilgrimage, Becket and Lossenham
9 December 2021
As we head towards the end of term and what remains a somewhat uncertain state regarding the type and level of activities/restrictions that may come to pass, I thought I…
Text and image in Kent history – new projects and exciting discoveries
2 December 2021
As reported a couple of weeks ago, Dr Claire Bartram is very busy working collaboratively on a couple of projects that dovetail beautifully with her research expertise on books, book…
November
Medieval matters – MCW 2022, Lossenham and much more
24 November 2021
I thought it was time I gave you more information about the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2022 which will be up on the Centre’s website very shortly. Thus, I thought I…
Kent History Postgraduates – celebrating success
18 November 2021
This week has been Graduation at CCCU and among those receiving their doctoral degrees were Dr Lily Hawker-Yates and Dr Dean Irwin, two stalwarts of the Kent History Postgraduates. Having…
Maritime Kent – book, conference and potential postgraduate projects
11 November 2021
Before I come to the main topic of this week’s blog – Maritime Kent, both the conference and postgraduate opportunities – I thought I would mention that Dr Claire Bartram…
Kent History Postgraduates, Maritime Kent and Medieval Animals – more goodies
4 November 2021
It is still possible to come to the ‘Maritime Kent: Charting New Waters’ conference this Saturday 6 November, 9.50 to 16.00, because booking remains open at https://tinyurl.com/maritimekent and you will…
October
Maritime Kent, Festival Lectures and Lossenham Wills Group – more riches
28 October 2021
I thought I would start where I left off last week to say that we had a very successful book launch involving the editors, many of the contributors and Professor…
Skeletons, Animals and Cherries, as well as the Kent History Postgraduates
21 October 2021
As in previous years, the CKHH was in charge of a location as part of the Family Heritage Trail around the city as part of the Medieval Pageant. Rather than…
Award winner and new projects in 2021/22
14 October 2021
Stop press: the CKHH is given one of the two runners-up awards in the ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Community’ category of the CCCU’s Staff Recognition Awards 2020/21. So well done…
Canterbury Festival, Lossenham and Maritime Kent – looking forward
6 October 2021
I thought I would start with some very good news. We at the Centre are very grateful to the Kent Archaeological Society for boosting the Ian Coulson Memorial Postgraduate Award…
September
Kentish martyrs, saints and the ‘middling sort’ – Nightingale Lecture
30 September 2021
To a degree this is a catch up week in that there were the final three talks for Kentish Saints and Martyrs and the Nightingale Lecture, as well as Dr…
Kentish Saints and Medieval Animals – a saintly greyhound
23 September 2021
This week has been very busy, for as well as Diane’s hunt at the Freshers’ Fair for student volunteers to get involved in her NHLF-funded ‘Medieval Animals Heritage’ project –…
Canterbury churches and other partners – working together for the community
16 September 2021
Stop press! CKHH receives a nomination for an award in the ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Community’ category at CCCU. So well done Claire and Diane this is richly deserved for…
Nonington, Lossenham and Canterbury events, and that’s just the start …
8 September 2021
It has been fantastic to see the response to Dr Diane Heath’s NHLF ‘Medieval Animals Heritage’ project and as the project progresses, she will be reporting through the Centre’s blog…
Lions, Dragons and … Hedgehogs! Announcing the new Medieval Animals Heritage project
1 September 2021
Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh is delighted that Dr Diane Heath, Research Fellow in CKHH, has taken over the Centre’s blog this week for some very exciting news! I (Diane) am delighted…
August
July
Kent history in the news – talks, exhibitions and other events
29 July 2021
As this is the last blog from the Centre before a three-week break, I thought I would mention some events that will be taking place across the county before turning…
Black histories, maritime Kent and St Dunstan’s church – exchanging knowledge
21 July 2021
This week, I am going to highlight two Centre events that showcase the Centre’s commitment to student experience beyond the seminar room, working with others inside and outside academia, and…
Lossenham, Dover and Scadbury – exploring past communities
15 July 2021
I am just going to repeat the key features regarding Dr Ben Marsh’s online presentation next week on Tuesday 20 July at 7pm where he will be speaking on ‘Gateways…
Canterbury, Dover and Becket on 6th July
8 July 2021
This week I am going to concentrate on events linked to 6 July, but first, as promised, herewith details of Dr Ben Marsh’s talk on Tuesday 20 July at 7pm…
Kent History Postgraduates, Lossenham, Blean and the BBC – exploring partnerships
1 July 2021
Just to let you know, Dr Ben Marsh’s presentation on ‘Gateways to Empire: Figuring Out Kent’s Black Histories, c.1550-1800’ is now all set up forTuesday 20 July at 7pm on…
June
From local to global and back again – exploring historical Kent
24 June 2021
Stop press, calling all schools – do you want to design a Thomas Becket giant? Now is a great opportunity, but you need to be quick because the deadline is…
Wat Tyler, Lossenham project and Cuxton – a fascinating mix
16 June 2021
This week I want to start with an event that took place at Smithfield just over 640 years ago because it was great that BBC Radio Kent had noticed that…
Green Heritage, Medieval Animals and Lych Gates – sustainability in action
10 June 2021
Firstly Max Barrett’s ‘A – Z of Kent’ for BBC Radio Kent reaches ‘Tudor Canterbury’ night, Friday 11 June at 8.30pm within the show Access All Areas. Here is the…
Medieval Animals, Marc Morris and Kent History Postgraduates – great ideas
3 June 2021
I thought I would start by mentioning a Kent matter. The Agricultural Museum Brook (near Wye) will be reopening again for visitors from Saturday 5 June. We at the CKHH…
May
Battling ducks, other animals, lych gates and Anglo-Saxons – busy times!
26 May 2021
Many apologies to all those who wanted to join the ‘In conversation with Dr Marc Morris’ event on Tuesday evening, we experienced major technical issues just as we were getting…
Lossenham, community projects and Marc Morris – looking forward
19 May 2021
Many congratulations to Dr Claire Bartram for gaining TWO IHR Centenary Partnership Event grants, this is fantastic news: https://www.history.ac.uk/our-century/centenary-partnership-events and please see details below.
Kentish saints, rebels and early kings – a fascinating county!
13 May 2021
This week has seen a whole raft of meetings rather than events, but I thought I would mention that Dr Andrew Richardson will be giving the joint FCAT and Centre…
Kent History Postgraduates and Kent Maps – exploring space and time
5 May 2021
I thought I would start this week by saying that I really like the display in the CCCU Bookshop front window for Marc Morris’ new book due out on 20…
April
Becket, Lossenham and Magna Carta – amazing week!
29 April 2021
Due to wanting to check a statistic that I had seen in a report, I thought I would do my own calculation because the number seemed wrong. As a result,…
Canterbury skeletons and Kent history – more discoveries
21 April 2021
I thought I would begin with some great news. Dean Irwin is now Dr Dean Irwin. Very many congratulations Dean, that is brilliant for medieval Jewish studies. Secondly, although Janet…
Becket, Lossenham, Medieval Animals and St Dunstan’s – exciting projects
13 April 2021
As promised, I’m bringing news of ongoing projects involving Centre staff and without putting any pressure on Dr Diane Heath, I believe her HLF application for her ‘Medieval Animals Heritage’…
In the news – Becket, Nonington and Kent History Postgraduates
7 April 2021
I thought I would start with a couple of news items, especially Thomas Becket: Life, Death and Legacy, a three-day online conference organised by the HLF-funded Canterbury Journey team at…
March
Tudors and Stuarts 2021
31 March 2021
To run a successful event, you need an ace team and the Centre was again extremely fortunate to have such a group of people. I will come to those at…
Kent History Postgraduates, Becket and Tudors and Stuarts 2021
24 March 2021
As we draw near to the Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend this coming weekend, Dr Diane Heath and Toby Charlton-Taylor are very busy having practice sessions with our great speakers.…
Tudors and Stuarts, Becket and much, much more
17 March 2021
We have now started the countdown to the online Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 March having had the first practice with one of our…
Research and Knowledge Exchange in Kent – expanding opportunities
10 March 2021
We are now only a couple of weeks away from the Tudors and Stuarts online History Weekend on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March – very exciting! And there are…
Medieval Kent and Early Tudor Canterbury – more news!
2 March 2021
This week is a mix of news and reports on specific projects or events. As a start, I thought I would mention that Dr Diane Heath has had a favourable…
February
Women and medieval piety – Canterbury and Syon Abbey
24 February 2021
We are now just over a month away from the online Tudors and Stuarts 2021 History Weekend on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March, which is extremely exciting. We are…
CHAS Canterbury through the Centuries and KHP – new discoveries
16 February 2021
This week I’m playing catch up, and because there is so much, I’m going to save the last of the Lunch Time Lectures by Anna-Nadine Pike until next week (for…
Representations of the Arctic and Dover – terrific talks
11 February 2021
This has been yet again a busy week at the Centre, Dr Diane Heath is putting together her revised application to the HLF for her ‘Medieval Animals’ project, Dr Claire…
Becket, Canterbury, Gothic images and the Arctic – great news
3 February 2021
Before I get to the Lunch Time Lectures – today and next week, I thought I would bring you some exciting news about the Becket 2020 online conference, the Manorial…
January
Giraffes in churchyards and saints in barrows – more exciting discoveries
27 January 2021
I thought this week I would start with a short plug for the Tudors and Stuarts History Weekend on 27th and 28th March this year: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/tudors-stuarts where you will find…
Lossenham, London and Maritime Kent – exciting times!
20 January 2021
Before I get to trailing the third Lunch Time Lecture that next week will be given by Dr Lily Hawker-Yates, I thought I would pass on the fantastic news that…
Medieval Jews and the Kent History Postgraduates
13 January 2021
So we are up and running because Dean Irwin from CCCU has today given the first of the FREE Lunch Time Lectures which was absolutely excellent. More on that anon,…
Tudors and Stuarts 2021 and much, much more!
6 January 2021
A Happy New Year to all readers, albeit I appreciate it has been and continues to be exceedingly tough, including as we now head into a third lockdown in Great…
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